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At Least 17 People Killed By Gunmen In Northwestern Nigeria
No group has claimed responsibility but attacks by armed gangs have increased in recent months.
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8 Bus Passengers Killed, 15 Injured By Unknown Gunmen In Northern Pak
Gunmen attacked a bus near the town of Chilas in northern Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight passengers and injuring at least 15, district and regional officials said.
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10 Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Afghanistan Gun Attack
Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan in an attack the government blamed on the Taliban Wednesday, but the UK-based charity said the insurgents actually helped end the assault.
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Gunmen Attack Kabul Intelligence Training Centre: Officials
Gunmen attacked an intelligence training centre in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, as families buried loved ones killed by a suicide bomber a day earlier in the war-weary Afghan capital.
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Gunmen Attack Philippine Village Near War-Torn City: Military
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village today in a hit-and-run assault that may have been intended to help Islamist militants engaged in a nearby urban war, authorities said.
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Gunmen Attack Military Airport In Eastern Afghanistan
Khost police spokesman Faizullah Ghairat said that three militants had attacked the base, close to the border with Pakistan. One had been killed, while two others were still holding out, he said.
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Gunmen Kill 3 Army Soldiers In Pakistan's Peshawar
Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed three soldiers Sunday near the north-western city of Peshawar, police said.
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Dhaka Restaurant Attack: 14 Hostages Rescued; Operation Underway
Heavily armed terrorists struck at the heart of Bangladesh's diplomatic zone on Friday night, taking dozens of hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners. Two police officers were killed and at least 26 people wounded in a gunbattle as security forces cordoned off the area and sought to end the standoff.
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Gunmen Attack Pakistan's Karachi Press Club
A gang of unidentified armed gunmen today attacked Pakistan's Karachi Press Club, damaging the historic property and thrashing staffers of a private news channel.
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Pak-Origin California Gunman was in Touch With Extremists
The Pakistani-origin gunman who carried out the massacre of 14 people in California along with his Pakistani wife may have been radicalised as he was in touch with extremists, officials said today, as an arms haul from their home indicated they were planning another attack.
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France Declares State of Emergency After Terror Attacks: 10 Developments
A state of emergency has been declared across France and its borders have been closed after seven near-simultaneous attacks in Paris left over 100 people dead on Friday evening.
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Taliban Claim Responsibility for Suicide Attack in Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for what it said was a suicide attack against an intelligence centre in Kabul today, shortly after explosions and gunfire were heard in a western area of the Afghan capital.
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Terror Hits Gurdaspur, Home Minister Blames Pakistan: 10 Developments
Seven people were killed today in a major terror attack in Gurdaspur in Punjab, very near the border with Pakistan. Details of the attackers are not yet clear, but Home Minister Rajnath Singh has warned Pakistan of "a fitting reply" if India is provoked.
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French Special Forces Evacuate18 From Mall After Gunmen Attack
Special forces evacuated 18 people from a mall near Paris today after gunmen attacked a Primark store inside, in what is believed to be an attempt to rob the shop, police said.
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6 People Dead as Islamist Gunmen Attack Western Mali Town
Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighboring Mauritania before dawn today, leaving up to six people dead, including two soldiers and four attackers, a town resident and an army nurse said.
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At Least 17 People Killed By Gunmen In Northwestern Nigeria
No group has claimed responsibility but attacks by armed gangs have increased in recent months.
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8 Bus Passengers Killed, 15 Injured By Unknown Gunmen In Northern Pak
Gunmen attacked a bus near the town of Chilas in northern Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight passengers and injuring at least 15, district and regional officials said.
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10 Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Afghanistan Gun Attack
Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan in an attack the government blamed on the Taliban Wednesday, but the UK-based charity said the insurgents actually helped end the assault.
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Gunmen Attack Kabul Intelligence Training Centre: Officials
Gunmen attacked an intelligence training centre in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, as families buried loved ones killed by a suicide bomber a day earlier in the war-weary Afghan capital.
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Gunmen Attack Philippine Village Near War-Torn City: Military
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village today in a hit-and-run assault that may have been intended to help Islamist militants engaged in a nearby urban war, authorities said.
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Gunmen Attack Military Airport In Eastern Afghanistan
Khost police spokesman Faizullah Ghairat said that three militants had attacked the base, close to the border with Pakistan. One had been killed, while two others were still holding out, he said.
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Gunmen Kill 3 Army Soldiers In Pakistan's Peshawar
Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed three soldiers Sunday near the north-western city of Peshawar, police said.
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Dhaka Restaurant Attack: 14 Hostages Rescued; Operation Underway
Heavily armed terrorists struck at the heart of Bangladesh's diplomatic zone on Friday night, taking dozens of hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners. Two police officers were killed and at least 26 people wounded in a gunbattle as security forces cordoned off the area and sought to end the standoff.
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Gunmen Attack Pakistan's Karachi Press Club
A gang of unidentified armed gunmen today attacked Pakistan's Karachi Press Club, damaging the historic property and thrashing staffers of a private news channel.
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Pak-Origin California Gunman was in Touch With Extremists
The Pakistani-origin gunman who carried out the massacre of 14 people in California along with his Pakistani wife may have been radicalised as he was in touch with extremists, officials said today, as an arms haul from their home indicated they were planning another attack.
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France Declares State of Emergency After Terror Attacks: 10 Developments
A state of emergency has been declared across France and its borders have been closed after seven near-simultaneous attacks in Paris left over 100 people dead on Friday evening.
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Taliban Claim Responsibility for Suicide Attack in Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for what it said was a suicide attack against an intelligence centre in Kabul today, shortly after explosions and gunfire were heard in a western area of the Afghan capital.
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Terror Hits Gurdaspur, Home Minister Blames Pakistan: 10 Developments
Seven people were killed today in a major terror attack in Gurdaspur in Punjab, very near the border with Pakistan. Details of the attackers are not yet clear, but Home Minister Rajnath Singh has warned Pakistan of "a fitting reply" if India is provoked.
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French Special Forces Evacuate18 From Mall After Gunmen Attack
Special forces evacuated 18 people from a mall near Paris today after gunmen attacked a Primark store inside, in what is believed to be an attempt to rob the shop, police said.
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6 People Dead as Islamist Gunmen Attack Western Mali Town
Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighboring Mauritania before dawn today, leaving up to six people dead, including two soldiers and four attackers, a town resident and an army nurse said.
