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Pakistan Train Hijack: 190 Passengers Rescued By Security Forces
Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.
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From Bombings To "Last Days...Hours": Russian Siege Of Ukraine Port City
Russia on Thursday claimed to have taken control of the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol after more than seven weeks of fighting that reduced most of the besieged city to rubble.
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Russia Marks 75th Anniversary Of End Of Leningrad Siege
Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Sunday preside over ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II siege of Leningrad that claimed over 800,000 lives.
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Months After Cafe Siege, Dhaka Attackers Buried 'Unclaimed'
More than two months after the cafe; siege in Dhaka that killed 20, five terrorists and another suspected attacker killed in the raid have been buried by a charitable trust.
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Briton Arrested Over Deadly Bangladesh Cafe Siege
A British national and a student at a Canadian university have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in last month's deadly siege at a cafe in Bangladesh's capital, police said today.
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PM Modi Speaks To Sheikh Hasina, Says Dhaka Attack Has 'Pained Us Beyond Words'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Dhaka attack has "pained us beyond words" as he spoke to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, conveying that India stands firmly with the country in this hour of grief.
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Memorial Services Held for Sydney Siege Victims
Two victims of a deadly siege in Sydney were being remembered on Tuesday at private memorial services, one week after a gunman took them hostage inside a downtown cafe.
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Indian Sydney Seige Survivor Says He is Getting Better Every Day
Viswakanth Ankireddy, an Indian IT worker who was held hostage during the Sydney cafe siege on December 15, said Thursday that he is getting better day-by-day with his wife's support.
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Sydney Siege: 82-Year-Old Former Wimbledon Pro Among Hostages Who Made Daring Escape
The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John O'Brien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up dead.
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High Alert in Bengaluru After Terror Threat Tweets
Bengaluru has been put of high alert Monday following tweets on Twitter threatening a repeat of the hostage drama at a cafe in Australia's Sydney, Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George said.
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Australian Police Monitoring Social Media Reports of Gunman Demands
Australian police said on Monday that they are monitoring alleged demands made on social media by hostages being held in a siege at a Sydney cafe and the "situation is contained in one area".
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Sydney Siege: Gunman Demands Islamic State Flag, Warns Four Bombs Planted in City
A man holding hostages in a Sydney cafe on Monday has demanded that a flag of the Islamic State group be delivered to him and warned that four bombs have been planted around the city, a report said.
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Sydney Hostage Crisis: 5 People Run Out of Cafe, Say Police
Australian police locked down the centre of the country's biggest city on Monday after an armed assailant walked into a downtown Sydney cafe, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihadist attack.
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About 4,500 Atop Iraqi Mountain, Say US Officials
Two US officials say that roughly 4,500 people remain atop northern Iraq's Sinjar Mountain, and nearly half are herders who lived there before the siege and have no interest in being evacuated.
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Eastern Ukrainians Flee as Army Suffers Losses
Ukraine's president vowed vengeance in blood after 19 troops were killed in an insurgent rocket attack Friday, and residents of the rebel-held city of Donetsk began fleeing in large numbers for fear of a government siege.
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Pakistan Train Hijack: 190 Passengers Rescued By Security Forces
Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.
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From Bombings To "Last Days...Hours": Russian Siege Of Ukraine Port City
Russia on Thursday claimed to have taken control of the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol after more than seven weeks of fighting that reduced most of the besieged city to rubble.
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Russia Marks 75th Anniversary Of End Of Leningrad Siege
Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Sunday preside over ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II siege of Leningrad that claimed over 800,000 lives.
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Months After Cafe Siege, Dhaka Attackers Buried 'Unclaimed'
More than two months after the cafe; siege in Dhaka that killed 20, five terrorists and another suspected attacker killed in the raid have been buried by a charitable trust.
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Briton Arrested Over Deadly Bangladesh Cafe Siege
A British national and a student at a Canadian university have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in last month's deadly siege at a cafe in Bangladesh's capital, police said today.
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PM Modi Speaks To Sheikh Hasina, Says Dhaka Attack Has 'Pained Us Beyond Words'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Dhaka attack has "pained us beyond words" as he spoke to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, conveying that India stands firmly with the country in this hour of grief.
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Memorial Services Held for Sydney Siege Victims
Two victims of a deadly siege in Sydney were being remembered on Tuesday at private memorial services, one week after a gunman took them hostage inside a downtown cafe.
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Indian Sydney Seige Survivor Says He is Getting Better Every Day
Viswakanth Ankireddy, an Indian IT worker who was held hostage during the Sydney cafe siege on December 15, said Thursday that he is getting better day-by-day with his wife's support.
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Sydney Siege: 82-Year-Old Former Wimbledon Pro Among Hostages Who Made Daring Escape
The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John O'Brien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up dead.
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High Alert in Bengaluru After Terror Threat Tweets
Bengaluru has been put of high alert Monday following tweets on Twitter threatening a repeat of the hostage drama at a cafe in Australia's Sydney, Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George said.
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Australian Police Monitoring Social Media Reports of Gunman Demands
Australian police said on Monday that they are monitoring alleged demands made on social media by hostages being held in a siege at a Sydney cafe and the "situation is contained in one area".
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Sydney Siege: Gunman Demands Islamic State Flag, Warns Four Bombs Planted in City
A man holding hostages in a Sydney cafe on Monday has demanded that a flag of the Islamic State group be delivered to him and warned that four bombs have been planted around the city, a report said.
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Sydney Hostage Crisis: 5 People Run Out of Cafe, Say Police
Australian police locked down the centre of the country's biggest city on Monday after an armed assailant walked into a downtown Sydney cafe, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihadist attack.
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About 4,500 Atop Iraqi Mountain, Say US Officials
Two US officials say that roughly 4,500 people remain atop northern Iraq's Sinjar Mountain, and nearly half are herders who lived there before the siege and have no interest in being evacuated.
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Eastern Ukrainians Flee as Army Suffers Losses
Ukraine's president vowed vengeance in blood after 19 troops were killed in an insurgent rocket attack Friday, and residents of the rebel-held city of Donetsk began fleeing in large numbers for fear of a government siege.
