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US 9/11 Survivor, Kenyan "Buddies" Among Nairobi Terror Attack Victims
An American who survived the 9/11 attacks, two best friends from Kenya who worked to help Somalia, and a British development professional were among at least 14 people killed when Somali militants raided a posh hotel complex in Nairobi.
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9 People Killed In Suicide Attack On Mogadishu Hotel In Somali
At least nine people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday when a suicide bomber rammed a car into a hotel, police and witnesses said, in an attack claimed by militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
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Ohio State Attacker May Have Been Inspired By Overseas Militants: FBI
A Somali immigrant who injured 11 people in an attack at Ohio State University may have been inspired by Islamic State and the late al Qaeda-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an FBI official told a news conference on Wednesday.
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Ohio State Attacker May Have Self-Radicalised: Officials
A Somali immigrant who ploughed into pedestrians at Ohio State University and stabbed others with a butcher knife may have followed the same path to self-radicalisation as militants in a number of "lone wolf" attacks, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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Loud Explosions Heard In Somali Capital Mogadishu
Loud explosions and gunfire shook the Somali capital Mogadishu today, close to a busy road in the city centre, news agency AFP correspondent said.
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Suicide Bomber Was Former Somali MP: Terrorist Group
A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near a United Nations and African Union base, the militants announced today.
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Suicide Bomber Strikes While Hugging Official In Somalia's Puntland
An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland today, officials said.
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Kenya Flies Back Bodies Of Troops Killed In Somalia Attack
The bodies of Kenyan soldiers killed when Al-Qaeda-linked militants overran their base in Somalia were flown home late Monday draped in the national flag as a rescue operation was underway for survivors.
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Army Base, Say Dozens Dead
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya today, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government during the assault.
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US Citizen Who Fought for Islamist Group Surrenders in Somalia: Official
A U.S. citizen who fought for the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab surrendered to authorities in the Horn of Africa country after he defected from the militants, a Somali official said on Monday.
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US 9/11 Survivor, Kenyan "Buddies" Among Nairobi Terror Attack Victims
An American who survived the 9/11 attacks, two best friends from Kenya who worked to help Somalia, and a British development professional were among at least 14 people killed when Somali militants raided a posh hotel complex in Nairobi.
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9 People Killed In Suicide Attack On Mogadishu Hotel In Somali
At least nine people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday when a suicide bomber rammed a car into a hotel, police and witnesses said, in an attack claimed by militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
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Ohio State Attacker May Have Been Inspired By Overseas Militants: FBI
A Somali immigrant who injured 11 people in an attack at Ohio State University may have been inspired by Islamic State and the late al Qaeda-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an FBI official told a news conference on Wednesday.
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Ohio State Attacker May Have Self-Radicalised: Officials
A Somali immigrant who ploughed into pedestrians at Ohio State University and stabbed others with a butcher knife may have followed the same path to self-radicalisation as militants in a number of "lone wolf" attacks, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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Loud Explosions Heard In Somali Capital Mogadishu
Loud explosions and gunfire shook the Somali capital Mogadishu today, close to a busy road in the city centre, news agency AFP correspondent said.
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Suicide Bomber Was Former Somali MP: Terrorist Group
A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near a United Nations and African Union base, the militants announced today.
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Suicide Bomber Strikes While Hugging Official In Somalia's Puntland
An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland today, officials said.
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Kenya Flies Back Bodies Of Troops Killed In Somalia Attack
The bodies of Kenyan soldiers killed when Al-Qaeda-linked militants overran their base in Somalia were flown home late Monday draped in the national flag as a rescue operation was underway for survivors.
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Army Base, Say Dozens Dead
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya today, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government during the assault.
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US Citizen Who Fought for Islamist Group Surrenders in Somalia: Official
A U.S. citizen who fought for the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab surrendered to authorities in the Horn of Africa country after he defected from the militants, a Somali official said on Monday.
