Flame retardant. Florida officials arrested a pastor on his way to burn 2,998 Qurans yesterday to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested Terry Jones and his associate pastor, Marvin Wayne Sapp Jr., as they drove to a park in Mulberry, Fla., pulling a trailer loaded with the kerosene-soaked books. Investigators charged Jones with unlawfully carting fuel and openly carrying a firearm. Polk County officials knew about his plans ahead of time and said he was welcome to exercise his First Amendment right to free speech, as long as he didn't break the law. But U.S. military officials have repeatedly asked Jones not to stage similar protests, saying his highly publicized events put American and Western troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere in danger. After Jones and his small congregation burned a Quran in 2011, hundreds of protestors stormed a United Nations compound in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, killing seven foreigners, including four Nepalese guards.
Jihadi justice. Islamic militants in Somalia claim
they have killed American jihadi Omar Hammami, also known as Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, months after the Alabama native had a falling out with al-Shabab's top leader. Hammami and a British native of Pakistani origin, left al-Shabab last year over a disagreement between foreign and Somali fighters in the group. The 29-year-old was one of the best-known American-born jihadis, making a name for himself rapping in militant YouTube videos and posting updates on Twitter. The FBI put him on its Most Wanted terrorist list in March and offered a $5 million reward for any information leading to his capture. Al-Shabab militants have made attempts on Hammami's life before, and this is not the first report of his death. But analysts say this time the claims likely are true
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