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Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS
Июль 26, 2016
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Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS

The Syrian man who blew himself up in Ansbach, Germany, on Sunday made a video pledging allegiance to the leader of so-called Islamic State, Bavaria's interior minister says. Joachim Hermann said two phones, multiple SIM cards and a laptop were found with the body of the 27-year-old asylum seeker or at his accommodation....

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Australia steps closer to Guantanamo-like indefinite detention for terrorists
Июль 25, 2016
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Australia steps closer to Guantanamo-like indefinite detention for terrorists

The Australian government has called on lawmakers to speed up the adoption of new legislation enabling courts to prolong the imprisonment of convicted terrorists indefinitely after they serve the terms they are sentenced to. The new measure would only apply to very-high-risk offenders. The fifth tranche of the counter-terrorism...

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Attacker in Nice plotted for months with ‘accomplices’
Июль 22, 2016
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Attacker in Nice plotted for months with ‘accomplices’

The man who drove a truck into a crowd in Nice, France, killing 84 people, plotted his July 14 attack for months with "support and accomplices," Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Thursday. Molins said authorities are investigating five suspects who are in custody on terror charges related to the attack that...

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Syrian army takes main road into rebel-held areas of Aleppo
Июль 18, 2016
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Syrian army takes main road into rebel-held areas of Aleppo

The Syrian army and pro-government forces have taken control of the main road leading into rebel-held areas in Aleppo, effectively cutting off the rebels' main supply route, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday. Aleppo has been a major battlefield in Syria since 2010, with fierce fighting between...

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2 More Arrests in Nice Truck Attack; 49 Dead Still Not ID’d
Июль 17, 2016
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2 More Arrests in Nice Truck Attack; 49 Dead Still Not ID’d

French authorities detained two more people Sunday and released the estranged wife of the slain Nice truck attacker from custody as they tried to determine whether he had been an Islamic extremist or just a very angry man. The Bastille Day carnage wrought by Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel on the seafront of this southern...

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2 New Arrests in Nice Truck Attack, as IS Claim Studied
Июль 17, 2016
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2 New Arrests in Nice Truck Attack, as IS Claim Studied

French authorities detained two more people Sunday in the investigation into the Bastille Day truck attack on the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed at least 84 people, as authorities try to determine whether the slain attacker was a committed religious extremist or just a very angry man. A man and a woman were detained...

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UC Berkeley Student Missing, 3 Others Injured in Nice Terror Attack
Июль 16, 2016
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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...

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Nice attack: Lorry driver confirmed as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
Июль 15, 2016
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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...

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Bangladesh mosques urged to give sermon against extremism
Июль 15, 2016
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Bangladesh mosques urged to give sermon against extremism

All 300,000 mosques in Bangladesh have been asked give a sermon against terrorism and extremism in their Friday prayers this week. The sermon, written by the state-run Islamic Foundation, condemns the "unjust killing of any human being". It also urges parents to protect their children from "brainwashing"....

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The Latest: Swiss, Ukrainian, 2 Armenians Among Nice Dead
Июль 15, 2016
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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....

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Terror Attack on Nice: At Least 80 Dead After Grenade-Filled Truck Plows Into Crowd, Officials Say
Июль 15, 2016
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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...

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Syria conflict: Rebels launch attack in divided Aleppo
Июль 11, 2016
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Syria conflict: Rebels launch attack in divided Aleppo

Syrian rebel fighters have launched an assault on government-held districts of Aleppo, after troops cut their only route into the divided northern city. The rebel operation began at dawn on several fronts, with hundreds of shells being fired at western areas. State media said eight people were killed and dozens hurt by the...

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