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Islamists Bomb, Storm Restaurant In Somali Capital
Islamist gunmen stormed a popular beachside restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, setting off two car bombs and battling government soldiers trying to flush them out.
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Hostage Freed From Mali Hotel Says Attackers Spoke English
A famous Guinean singer who was among 170 people taken hostage on Friday by Islamist gunmen in the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, said he heard attackers in the next room speaking English.
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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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Most Seaside Massacre Victims in Tunisia Were British Tourists
Thousands of scared foreign holidaymakers were being flown from Tunisia today after an Islamist gunman killed 38 people, most of them British tourists, at a beach resort.
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Charlie Hebdo to be Honoured in New York Under Increased Security
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a deadly attack earlier this year by Islamist gunmen, will be honoured on Tuesday at a New York gala under heavy security, organizers said.
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Charlie Hebdo Says Prize Protest a 'Misunderstanding'
Two of the surviving journalists from French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo brushed off controversy over a literary award Friday.
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Kenya's Sleeping Students Prove Easy Prey for Shebab
Islamist gunmen who massacred sleeping students in Kenya's Garissa university knew what they were doing: they picked a soft target put further at risk by crippling corruption and mismanaged security, analysts say.
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A 14-Year-Old Charged with Terror Offences After Contacting Islamic State
Austria has charged a 14-year old boy with terror offences after he researched how to build a bomb online and made contact with militants supporting Islamic State fighters in Syria, prosecutors said today.
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Paris Shooting Cases Demonstrate Spy Agencies' Limits
This week's deadly attacks in France by Islamist gunmen showed the limits of spy and anti-terrorist agencies, which often have information about perpetrators in advance but are only able to assemble all the clues after the bloodletting has taken place.
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Islamists Bomb, Storm Restaurant In Somali Capital
Islamist gunmen stormed a popular beachside restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, setting off two car bombs and battling government soldiers trying to flush them out.
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Hostage Freed From Mali Hotel Says Attackers Spoke English
A famous Guinean singer who was among 170 people taken hostage on Friday by Islamist gunmen in the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, said he heard attackers in the next room speaking English.
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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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Most Seaside Massacre Victims in Tunisia Were British Tourists
Thousands of scared foreign holidaymakers were being flown from Tunisia today after an Islamist gunman killed 38 people, most of them British tourists, at a beach resort.
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Charlie Hebdo to be Honoured in New York Under Increased Security
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a deadly attack earlier this year by Islamist gunmen, will be honoured on Tuesday at a New York gala under heavy security, organizers said.
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Charlie Hebdo Says Prize Protest a 'Misunderstanding'
Two of the surviving journalists from French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo brushed off controversy over a literary award Friday.
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Kenya's Sleeping Students Prove Easy Prey for Shebab
Islamist gunmen who massacred sleeping students in Kenya's Garissa university knew what they were doing: they picked a soft target put further at risk by crippling corruption and mismanaged security, analysts say.
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A 14-Year-Old Charged with Terror Offences After Contacting Islamic State
Austria has charged a 14-year old boy with terror offences after he researched how to build a bomb online and made contact with militants supporting Islamic State fighters in Syria, prosecutors said today.
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Paris Shooting Cases Demonstrate Spy Agencies' Limits
This week's deadly attacks in France by Islamist gunmen showed the limits of spy and anti-terrorist agencies, which often have information about perpetrators in advance but are only able to assemble all the clues after the bloodletting has taken place.
