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Australian Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Kidnap, Rape Of British Backpacker
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker during a harrowing road trip hostage ordeal was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, Australia's national broadcaster said.
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Al-Qaeda In Mali Releases Video Showing 6 Foreign Hostages Alive: Reports
Al-Qaeda's Mali branch has released a proof-of-life video of six foreign hostages, including elderly Australian surgeon Arthur Kenneth Elliott and Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin, US-based monitoring group SITE said.The 16 minute, 50 second video by Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, also known as the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, was released on Tel...
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Australia Police Kill Hostage Taker In Melbourne; ISIS Claims Responsibility
Australian police on Monday shot dead a gunman in the city of Melbourne who had been holding a woman hostage, police said, a confrontation for which the terror group ISIS claimed responsibility.
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Police Kill Man Who Took Woman Hostage In Melbourne Apartment
Australian police Monday shot dead a man who took a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment, after the body of another man was found in the building's lobby.
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Hostage Situation In Melbourne Following Blast: Report
Police are dealing with a hostage situation in Australia's Melbourne city after an explosion today, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. A major police operation is underway at a Bay Street apartment, following reports of the explosion at 4 pm local time, it said.
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US, Australian Hostages Appear In Afghan Taliban Video
An American and an Australian have appeared in a Taliban hostage video, five months after they were kidnapped from Kabul.
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Australian Siege Cafe to Reopen This Week
An Australian cafe where a gunman inspired by the Islamic State group took customers and staff hostage in a deadly siege will reopen on Friday, a spokesman said.
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Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls today when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
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Australian Anti-Terror Police Say Imminent Islamic State-Linked Attack Thwarted
Australian counter-terrorism police said today they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State militant group after arresting two men in Sydney a day earlier.
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Sydney Siege Gunman's Partner has Bail Revoked After Review
The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had her bail revoked today after Australian authorities requested a review amid public anger that the pair were on the streets.
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Australian Police Concerned Sydney Siege Gunman was Free on Bail
The commissioner of police in Australia's New South Wales state, Andrew Scipione, said today he was concerned that the man who took hostages in a Sydney cafe siege had been granted bail on earlier charges, leaving him free in the community.
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Tony Abbott Says Will Not Rest Till Australians Safe As Possible
Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed today not to rest until he was assured Australians were safe, as he formally announced a review into the fatal Sydney cafe siege.
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Tough New National Security Laws, Bail Rules Failed Hostages: Tony Abbott
Tough new security laws and the bail system failed to prevent a deadly hostage crisis in the heart of Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, as the country debated if and how similar attacks could be stopped in future.
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Security Stepped Up As Australia Vows Transparent Siege Probe
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today vowed a transparent probe into why a deranged Islamic gunman was not under surveillance, as security was stepped up after a fatal cafe siege to reassure people now in the grip of fear.
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Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, 3 Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early today morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
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Australian Man Gets 10 Years In Jail For Kidnap, Rape Of British Backpacker
An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a British backpacker during a harrowing road trip hostage ordeal was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, Australia's national broadcaster said.
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Al-Qaeda In Mali Releases Video Showing 6 Foreign Hostages Alive: Reports
Al-Qaeda's Mali branch has released a proof-of-life video of six foreign hostages, including elderly Australian surgeon Arthur Kenneth Elliott and Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin, US-based monitoring group SITE said.The 16 minute, 50 second video by Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, also known as the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, was released on Tel...
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Australia Police Kill Hostage Taker In Melbourne; ISIS Claims Responsibility
Australian police on Monday shot dead a gunman in the city of Melbourne who had been holding a woman hostage, police said, a confrontation for which the terror group ISIS claimed responsibility.
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Police Kill Man Who Took Woman Hostage In Melbourne Apartment
Australian police Monday shot dead a man who took a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment, after the body of another man was found in the building's lobby.
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Hostage Situation In Melbourne Following Blast: Report
Police are dealing with a hostage situation in Australia's Melbourne city after an explosion today, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. A major police operation is underway at a Bay Street apartment, following reports of the explosion at 4 pm local time, it said.
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US, Australian Hostages Appear In Afghan Taliban Video
An American and an Australian have appeared in a Taliban hostage video, five months after they were kidnapped from Kabul.
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Australian Siege Cafe to Reopen This Week
An Australian cafe where a gunman inspired by the Islamic State group took customers and staff hostage in a deadly siege will reopen on Friday, a spokesman said.
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Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls today when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
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Australian Anti-Terror Police Say Imminent Islamic State-Linked Attack Thwarted
Australian counter-terrorism police said today they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State militant group after arresting two men in Sydney a day earlier.
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Sydney Siege Gunman's Partner has Bail Revoked After Review
The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had her bail revoked today after Australian authorities requested a review amid public anger that the pair were on the streets.
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Australian Police Concerned Sydney Siege Gunman was Free on Bail
The commissioner of police in Australia's New South Wales state, Andrew Scipione, said today he was concerned that the man who took hostages in a Sydney cafe siege had been granted bail on earlier charges, leaving him free in the community.
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Tony Abbott Says Will Not Rest Till Australians Safe As Possible
Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed today not to rest until he was assured Australians were safe, as he formally announced a review into the fatal Sydney cafe siege.
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Tough New National Security Laws, Bail Rules Failed Hostages: Tony Abbott
Tough new security laws and the bail system failed to prevent a deadly hostage crisis in the heart of Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, as the country debated if and how similar attacks could be stopped in future.
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Security Stepped Up As Australia Vows Transparent Siege Probe
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today vowed a transparent probe into why a deranged Islamic gunman was not under surveillance, as security was stepped up after a fatal cafe siege to reassure people now in the grip of fear.
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Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, 3 Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early today morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
