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Ready To Free All Remaining Hostages In Return For End To Gaza War: Hamas
Hamas wants a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza and swap all Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said, rejecting Israel's offer of an interim truce.
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Who Is Vadim Krasikov, The Assassin Freed In Russian Prisoner Swap
Vadim Krasikov, a Russian freed from jail in Germany on Friday in a prisoner swap between Moscow and the West, was convicted of the murder in 2019 of a former Chechen militant as he walked in broad daylight in a park in central Berlin.
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Delhi Court Sentences 4 Al-Qaida Operatives To 7 Year Jail Term
A Delhi court today awarded an over seven-year jail term to four operatives of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a wing of Al-Qaida, for conspiracy to commit terror activities across the country and recruiting members for the militant outfi
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Jailed Pak Taliban Take Hostages After Seizing Police Station
More than 30 Pakistan Taliban militants were holding several officers hostage on Monday after breaking free from custody and seizing a police station, officials said.
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Israel Recaptures Four Of Six Palestinians Who Fleed From Jail
Israel has recaptured four of the six Palestinian militants who escaped from a high-security prison earlier this week in one of the most daring breakouts in the country's history, police said Saturday.
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Kashmiris "Considered Guilty Until Proven Innocent": PDP President Mehbooba Mufti
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that former Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh, who was caught ferrying militants in a vehicle last year, was let off the hook by the Centre while innocent Kashmiris rot in jails for years
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Manipur Militant Killed By Rebels For Rape-Murder Of 8-Year-Old 18 Years Ago
A terrorist who escaped from jail in Manipur while undergoing trial in the sensational 2003 kidnapping and murder for ransom of the 8-year old daughter of a former state minister has been awarded "capital punishment" by a section of the United National Liberation Front, the oldest militant group in the state, currently reeling under an internal cri...
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Pak Court Reduces Daniel Pearl Killer's Death Sentence To 7 Years In Jail
A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the death sentence for British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted over the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
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Top Manipur Rebel Leader Released From Jail Ahead Of Naga Peace Deal
The chief of the Manipur-based militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Rajkumar Meghen alias Sanayaima, was released from the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday, a day ahead of his scheduled release.
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Eight Sikh Prisoners To Be Released On Guru Nanak's Birth Anniversary
Eight Sikh prisoners, lodged in different jails in the country for committing crimes during the militancy period in Punjab, will be released by the government on 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in November as a humanitarian gesture.
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Seven Killed In Suicide Attack Near Kabul Prison
A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest militant attack in the war-torn country. Another five were wounded in the blast near the facility in Kabul, which police spokesman Basir Mujahid said had hit a vehicle that staff of Pul-e-Chark...
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Russian Blogger Convicted for Playing Pokemon Go in Church
Ruslan Sokolovsky, a militant atheist who posted the videos on his YouTube channel, was detained in August 2016 and spent nine months in jail and under house arrest.
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Paris Attacks Suspect Refused End To 24/7 Jail Cell Surveillance
A French judge on Friday rejected a demand that jail guards stop round-the-clock video surveillance of the only known survivor of a group of Islamist militants who killed 130 people in Paris last November.
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Former Maldives' President Calls For Sanctions Against Government Figures
Former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, freed from jail last week to seek medical care in Britain, called on Monday for sanctions against Maldivian government figures as his lawyer warned a militant attack on tourists was highly likely.
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Jail To Jihad: Indonesian Prisons A Breeding Ground For Militancy
Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for ISIS, ready to sacrifice his life for a group based thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
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Ready To Free All Remaining Hostages In Return For End To Gaza War: Hamas
Hamas wants a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza and swap all Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said, rejecting Israel's offer of an interim truce.
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Who Is Vadim Krasikov, The Assassin Freed In Russian Prisoner Swap
Vadim Krasikov, a Russian freed from jail in Germany on Friday in a prisoner swap between Moscow and the West, was convicted of the murder in 2019 of a former Chechen militant as he walked in broad daylight in a park in central Berlin.
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Delhi Court Sentences 4 Al-Qaida Operatives To 7 Year Jail Term
A Delhi court today awarded an over seven-year jail term to four operatives of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a wing of Al-Qaida, for conspiracy to commit terror activities across the country and recruiting members for the militant outfi
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Jailed Pak Taliban Take Hostages After Seizing Police Station
More than 30 Pakistan Taliban militants were holding several officers hostage on Monday after breaking free from custody and seizing a police station, officials said.
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Israel Recaptures Four Of Six Palestinians Who Fleed From Jail
Israel has recaptured four of the six Palestinian militants who escaped from a high-security prison earlier this week in one of the most daring breakouts in the country's history, police said Saturday.
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Kashmiris "Considered Guilty Until Proven Innocent": PDP President Mehbooba Mufti
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that former Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh, who was caught ferrying militants in a vehicle last year, was let off the hook by the Centre while innocent Kashmiris rot in jails for years
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Manipur Militant Killed By Rebels For Rape-Murder Of 8-Year-Old 18 Years Ago
A terrorist who escaped from jail in Manipur while undergoing trial in the sensational 2003 kidnapping and murder for ransom of the 8-year old daughter of a former state minister has been awarded "capital punishment" by a section of the United National Liberation Front, the oldest militant group in the state, currently reeling under an internal cri...
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Pak Court Reduces Daniel Pearl Killer's Death Sentence To 7 Years In Jail
A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the death sentence for British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted over the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
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Top Manipur Rebel Leader Released From Jail Ahead Of Naga Peace Deal
The chief of the Manipur-based militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Rajkumar Meghen alias Sanayaima, was released from the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday, a day ahead of his scheduled release.
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Eight Sikh Prisoners To Be Released On Guru Nanak's Birth Anniversary
Eight Sikh prisoners, lodged in different jails in the country for committing crimes during the militancy period in Punjab, will be released by the government on 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in November as a humanitarian gesture.
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Seven Killed In Suicide Attack Near Kabul Prison
A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest militant attack in the war-torn country. Another five were wounded in the blast near the facility in Kabul, which police spokesman Basir Mujahid said had hit a vehicle that staff of Pul-e-Chark...
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Russian Blogger Convicted for Playing Pokemon Go in Church
Ruslan Sokolovsky, a militant atheist who posted the videos on his YouTube channel, was detained in August 2016 and spent nine months in jail and under house arrest.
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Paris Attacks Suspect Refused End To 24/7 Jail Cell Surveillance
A French judge on Friday rejected a demand that jail guards stop round-the-clock video surveillance of the only known survivor of a group of Islamist militants who killed 130 people in Paris last November.
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Former Maldives' President Calls For Sanctions Against Government Figures
Former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, freed from jail last week to seek medical care in Britain, called on Monday for sanctions against Maldivian government figures as his lawyer warned a militant attack on tourists was highly likely.
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Jail To Jihad: Indonesian Prisons A Breeding Ground For Militancy
Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for ISIS, ready to sacrifice his life for a group based thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
