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Paris bombings suspects extradited to France from Austria
Two alleged members of the Islamic State cell that carried out attacks on Paris in November have been extradited to France and reportedly charged with terrorism. The men were arrested in December in Austria. Algerian Adel Haddadi, 29 and Pakistani, Mohamad Usman Gani, 35 were arrested at a migrant centre. Investigators...
Syria: Bombings rock Damascus suburb Sayyida Zeinab
At least 12 people have been killed in suicide bomb attacks on a suburb of Damascus which is home to Syria's holiest Shia shrine, state media say. Islamic State group said three militants — two carrying explosives belts and one with a car bomb — carried out the attacks in Sayyida Zeinab, 10km (six miles) south...
IS conflict: Dozens killed in Baghdad car bombings
Two car bomb blasts are reported to have rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, just hours after an attack on a market left 64 people dead. Police sources told the Reuters news agency that at least 15 people had been killed in the northern Kadhimiya area and seven others in the city's west. A car bomb was also used in the...
Man arrested for ‘covering mosque with pig’s blood and swastikas’ after Brussels bombings
Man arrested for ‘covering mosque with pig’s blood and swastikas’ after Brussels bombings The Spanish national, aged 29, allegedly confessed to the vandalism after being caught on security cameras in Madrid. It is believed that several people witnessed the attack on the Parla Attauba mosque in the Spanish...
Brussels attacks: Scores remain critical after bombings
Scores of people remain in intensive care following Tuesday's suicide bomb attacks in Brussels that left 31 people dead, Belgium's health minister says. Maggie de Block said that of about 300 wounded people, 61 were still in a critical condition, and suggested that the death toll could rise further. Earlier, prosecutors...