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New Orleans Truck Attack Adds To Growing List Of Similar Incidents
A new chapter in mass attacks began in Nice, France, in 2016, when a man drove a heavy truck into crowds of Bastille Day celebrants. Since then vehicle attacks have become increasingly common, though only some have been declared acts of terrorism.
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"Stop, Do Not Riot": Grandmother Of French Teen Whose Killing Sparked Protests
The grandmother of the French teenager whose killing by police sparked riots called for calm Sunday, as the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb was attacked with a burning car in a new eruption of violence.
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India Briefs P5, Including China, In Move To Isolate Pakistan: Sources
After more than 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a car bombing attack in Kashmir's Pulwama by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, the government said on Friday that it would take all possible diplomatic steps to ensure Pakistan's complete isolation internationally.
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200 Residents Evacuated After Car Found With Gas Cylinders In French City
Nearly 200 residents of a wealthy suburb of the northern French city of Lille were evacuated Saturday night after five gas cylinders were found in a car, police said, while playing down the likelihood of it being terrorist-related
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Terror Threat In Delhi On Yoga Day, Empty Buses Used As Barricades
There was a terror threat in Delhi ahead of the International Yoga Day, which saw the presence of a number of VIPs and Central ministers in the national capital. Sources said the Delhi Police had been asked to tighten security in view of the recent incidents in London and Nice in France, where self-radicalized individuals had used cars to cause may...
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Man On Jihadist Watchlist Rams Car Loaded With Guns Into Police Van In Paris: Sources
A 31-year-old man on a jihadist watchlist rammed a car loaded with guns and a gas bottle into a police van on the Champs-Elysees Monday but inflicted no casualties, in the latest of a string of attacks in Paris, sources said.
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3 Suspected Female Terrorists Seized In France, Policeman Stabbed
Three women arrested on Thursday in connection with a car laden with gas cylinders found abandonned near Paris's Notre Dame cathedral were likely planning an imminent attack, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
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At Least 14 Killed In Baghdad Car Bomb Against Shiite Pilgrims
A car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims killed at least 14 people in southern Baghdad today, security and medical sources said.
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For 500 Euros, Anyone Can Buy an AK-47 in the Heart of Europe, Say Experts
Need a Kalashnikov in Belgium? No problem, says "Nemac" the Serb; a few hundred euros will buy the gun and a place to stash it in a car or truck coming up from the Balkans.
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Belgian Suspects Checked 3 Times Returning From France: Lawyer
French police pulled over three times a car carrying three Belgium-based men suspected of involvement in Friday's attacks in Paris when they were returning from the French capital the following morning, the lawyer of one of them told Belgian media.
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Paris Attack: Guns Found in Second Car, Police Suspect Terrorists Escaped
Investigations are moving fast into the series of terror attacks which killed 129 people in Paris on Friday. The carnage has shocked the world, pushing terror ahead of the economic agenda at the G20 meet in Turkey. There was some panic on a street of Paris today after people mistook firecrackers for gunshots, said French Police. People were seen ru...
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Decapitated Body, Scrawled With Arabic, Found at French Blast Site
A decapitated body daubed with Arabic writing was found at a US gas company in southeast France today after an assailant rammed a car into the premises, triggering an explosion, in a suspected Islamist militant attack.
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Terror Attack at French Factory, Decapitated Body, Islamist Flag
A decapitated head covered in Arabic writing was found at a US gas company in southeast France on Friday, police sources and French media said, after two assailants rammed a car into the premises, Reuters reported.
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15 Killed in Afghan Bombings, Including Attack on NATO Convoy
A Taliban suicide car bomb targeted a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least three civilians as security forces brace for a full-blown insurgent offensive in the spring fighting season.
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Paris Terror Arsenal: Kalashnikovs, Rocket Launcher, Grenade
Kalashnikov assault rifles. Plenty of ammunition. Molotov cocktails, a grenade, a death-dealing Skorpion machine pistol and a few handguns. Plus a revolving light that could be placed on a car roof to make it look like an undercover police car.
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New Orleans Truck Attack Adds To Growing List Of Similar Incidents
A new chapter in mass attacks began in Nice, France, in 2016, when a man drove a heavy truck into crowds of Bastille Day celebrants. Since then vehicle attacks have become increasingly common, though only some have been declared acts of terrorism.
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"Stop, Do Not Riot": Grandmother Of French Teen Whose Killing Sparked Protests
The grandmother of the French teenager whose killing by police sparked riots called for calm Sunday, as the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb was attacked with a burning car in a new eruption of violence.
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India Briefs P5, Including China, In Move To Isolate Pakistan: Sources
After more than 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in a car bombing attack in Kashmir's Pulwama by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, the government said on Friday that it would take all possible diplomatic steps to ensure Pakistan's complete isolation internationally.
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200 Residents Evacuated After Car Found With Gas Cylinders In French City
Nearly 200 residents of a wealthy suburb of the northern French city of Lille were evacuated Saturday night after five gas cylinders were found in a car, police said, while playing down the likelihood of it being terrorist-related
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Terror Threat In Delhi On Yoga Day, Empty Buses Used As Barricades
There was a terror threat in Delhi ahead of the International Yoga Day, which saw the presence of a number of VIPs and Central ministers in the national capital. Sources said the Delhi Police had been asked to tighten security in view of the recent incidents in London and Nice in France, where self-radicalized individuals had used cars to cause may...
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Man On Jihadist Watchlist Rams Car Loaded With Guns Into Police Van In Paris: Sources
A 31-year-old man on a jihadist watchlist rammed a car loaded with guns and a gas bottle into a police van on the Champs-Elysees Monday but inflicted no casualties, in the latest of a string of attacks in Paris, sources said.
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3 Suspected Female Terrorists Seized In France, Policeman Stabbed
Three women arrested on Thursday in connection with a car laden with gas cylinders found abandonned near Paris's Notre Dame cathedral were likely planning an imminent attack, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
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At Least 14 Killed In Baghdad Car Bomb Against Shiite Pilgrims
A car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims killed at least 14 people in southern Baghdad today, security and medical sources said.
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For 500 Euros, Anyone Can Buy an AK-47 in the Heart of Europe, Say Experts
Need a Kalashnikov in Belgium? No problem, says "Nemac" the Serb; a few hundred euros will buy the gun and a place to stash it in a car or truck coming up from the Balkans.
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Belgian Suspects Checked 3 Times Returning From France: Lawyer
French police pulled over three times a car carrying three Belgium-based men suspected of involvement in Friday's attacks in Paris when they were returning from the French capital the following morning, the lawyer of one of them told Belgian media.
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Paris Attack: Guns Found in Second Car, Police Suspect Terrorists Escaped
Investigations are moving fast into the series of terror attacks which killed 129 people in Paris on Friday. The carnage has shocked the world, pushing terror ahead of the economic agenda at the G20 meet in Turkey. There was some panic on a street of Paris today after people mistook firecrackers for gunshots, said French Police. People were seen ru...
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Decapitated Body, Scrawled With Arabic, Found at French Blast Site
A decapitated body daubed with Arabic writing was found at a US gas company in southeast France today after an assailant rammed a car into the premises, triggering an explosion, in a suspected Islamist militant attack.
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Terror Attack at French Factory, Decapitated Body, Islamist Flag
A decapitated head covered in Arabic writing was found at a US gas company in southeast France on Friday, police sources and French media said, after two assailants rammed a car into the premises, Reuters reported.
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15 Killed in Afghan Bombings, Including Attack on NATO Convoy
A Taliban suicide car bomb targeted a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least three civilians as security forces brace for a full-blown insurgent offensive in the spring fighting season.
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Paris Terror Arsenal: Kalashnikovs, Rocket Launcher, Grenade
Kalashnikov assault rifles. Plenty of ammunition. Molotov cocktails, a grenade, a death-dealing Skorpion machine pistol and a few handguns. Plus a revolving light that could be placed on a car roof to make it look like an undercover police car.
