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‘France’s soul affected, response must be merciless’: French politicians react to ISIS church attack
The killing of an elderly priest at a French church by assailants loyal to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) marks a “new stage” of extremist terror, French politicians have said, with many calling for a stronger response from the government. Following Tuesday’s attack in northern France, during which a...
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...
UC Berkeley Student Missing, 3 Others Injured in Nice Terror Attack
One student from the University of California Berkeley was missing and three others injured after the terror attack in Nice, France that killed at least 84. Nicolas Leslie, 20, is confirmed missing by the college, where he is a student. Leslie is a junior majoring in the College of Natural Resources, according to a statement by...
Nice attack: Lorry driver confirmed as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
The driver of a lorry that killed 84 people in an attack in the French city of Nice has been confirmed as Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31. Some 202 people were injured; 52 are critical, of whom 25 are on life support. Ten of the dead were children. Prosecutor Francois Molins said Bouhlel had driven the lorry 2km (1.2...
The Latest: Swiss, Ukrainian, 2 Armenians Among Nice Dead
The Latest on attack that killed 84 people in Nice (all times local): 1:10 p.m. The foreign ministries of Armenia and Ukraine say two Armenians and one Ukrainian were killed in Thursday's attack in Nice. The foreign ministry of Armenia says two of its citizens were killed. They would not immediately give the details....
Terror Attack on Nice: At Least 80 Dead After Grenade-Filled Truck Plows Into Crowd, Officials Say
At least 80 people — including several children — have died in the French city of Nice after a terrorist plowed a truck, which was "loaded with" grenades and other arms, into a large crowd during Bastille Day celebrations Thursday night, according to officials and the French president. The incident left an...
Saudi Arabia Names Pakistani Man as Suicide Bomber in Medina
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who struck outside one of Islam's holiest sites the day before as a Pakistani resident of the kingdom who arrived 12 years ago to work as a driver. The suicide bombing Monday outside the sprawling mosque grounds where the Prophet Muhammad is buried in the western city of...
Bangladesh attack: Dhaka’s Holey cafe attackers were known to police
Bangladeshi officials have named five of the men who carried out the country's worst terror attack on Friday and said they were known to police. Twenty hostages, most of them foreign, were killed when Islamist militants stormed a cafe in the capital, Dhaka. Two police officers also died and 30 were injured. After a 12-hour...
Iraqi Officials: 91 People Killed in 2 Bombings in Baghdad
At least 91 people were killed Sunday in two bombings in the Iraqi capital, including a large-scale attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 86 people — among them 15 children — in a central shopping district, officials said. The bombings demonstrated the extremists' ability to mount significant...
Terror attack in Bangladesh: The victims
A multi-national crowd was dining when terrorists invaded the trendy restaurant in a diplomatic enclave of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The attackers took hostages and exchanged gunfire with police until soldiers moved in and killed the militants. Twenty people inside the Holey Artisan Bakery cafe were killed, along with...
President Obama Reaffirms Goal to Defeat ISIS in Wake of Istanbul Attack
President Obama indirectly blamed ISIS for Tuesday's terrorist attack in Istanbul, calling the carnage "an indication of how little these vicious organizations have to offer" to society. “We stand with the people of Turkey and we intend to do what's necessary to make sure that these kinds of terrible...
Terror Attack in Istanbul Kills 41 as Airport Reopens
The death toll in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack that rocked Istanbul's international airport, rose from 36 to 41, the governor of Istanbul, Vasip Sahin, said Wednesday morning. The number of injured also rose to 239 from 147, he said. Sahin added that at least 13 foreign nationals were among the dead, three of whom...