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India market attack: Suspected rebels kill 13 in Assam
Gunmen have opened fire on a busy market place in India's north-eastern state of Assam, killing at least 13 people, officials say. Police blamed the attacks on suspected rebels from a faction of the National Democratic...
‘Killers chanting in Arabic film priest’s throat-slitting’: Details about French church attack
An attacker that stormed a French church and slit an 84-year-old priest’s throat has been identified as Adel Kermiche. He was known to police and had travelled to Syria several times. A witness says the killers videoed the act while chanting in Arabic. Speaking anonymously, a nun told Le Figaro that the terrorists rushed...
Somalia attack: Twin car bombs explode by Mogadishu airport
At least 13 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks near an entrance to the airport in Mogadishu, Somali police say. Thick smoke could be seen rising from the area, where there is also a base for African Union (AU) peacekeepers. Local journalists said one of the bombs was detonated by a suicide attacker near a...
France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men on his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired....
Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara
Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara. Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan — the incident is the worst mass killing in decades. Police have arrested a local man, said to be a former employee of the centre, who went...
15 Killed in Stabbing Attack Near Tokyo
AT least 19 people have been killed and dozens injured after a knifeman went on the rampage in a disabled care home in Japan. The knifeman attacked a building in the city of of Sagamihara, west of Tokyo. It’s believed the building is a home for the disabled. Police received a call from staff just after 2.30am local time...
Munich shooting: Gunman ‘planned attack for year’
The teenage gunman who killed nine people in Munich on Friday had been planning his attack for a year, German authorities say. David Ali Sonboly, 18, who had a Glock pistol and more than 300 bullets, killed himself after the attack. Bavarian government officials said he appeared to have bought the illegal pistol used in the...
Munich shooting: Gunman acted alone, say police
A shooting at a Munich shopping centre which left nine people dead was carried out by one gunman who then killed himself, German police have said. The suspect was an 18-year-old German-Iranian dual national who lived in Munich, police told a news conference, but his motive is unclear. Sixteen people were injured, three...
Nice attack: City refuses police call to delete CCTV images
The local authorities in Nice have refused a request by French anti-terror police to destroy CCTV images of last week's lorry attack. The Paris prosecutor's office said the request had been made to avoid the "uncontrolled dissemination" of images. But officials in Nice have responded by filing a legal...
Merrylands car attack: Sydney police raid car attack suspect’s home
Police in Sydney have raided the home of a man who set his car on fire and rammed it into the gate of a police station car park. Peter Zhurawel, a 61-year-old Czech national, is under guard in hospital with serious burns. Australian authorities say the man has a history of mental health problems and ruled out links to...
Nice truck attack: Five suspected accomplices charged
Five suspects have appeared in court in France charged with terror offences in relation to the Nice truck attack. The four men and one woman, aged between 22 and 40, are accused of helping driver Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel prepare the terror attack. One of the suspects returned to the scene of the attack the following day to...
IS Group Claims Responsibility for Train Attack in Germany
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for an ax-and-knife attack on a German train that left at least five people injured, but authorities said it appears the 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who was shot and killed by police as he fled the scene appears to have self-radicalized and had no direct link to the...