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Russian Prison Siege By ISIS Inmates Ends, Hostages Safe
Two prison officers have been taken hostage by Islamic State inmates in a jail in Rostov, southern Russia, the prison services announced Sunday.
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"Americans Should Be Horrified By Terrorist Attacks On Israel," Says Barack Obama
Obama strongly denounced the terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel, resulting in hundreds of casualties in recent days.
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Afghan Forces Retake Prison Attacked By Islamic State; 29 Killed
Afghan security forces laid siege to a prison seized by Islamic State fighters in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, with at least 29 people killed after the terrorists overnight assault led to a mass jailbreak.
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France To Pay National Tribute To Fallen "Hero" Officer Who Took Hostage's Place In Attack
France will pay a national tribute to a security officer who died from gunshot wounds after voluntarily taking the place of a female hostage during a supermarket siege by an ISIS terrorist, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
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France Mourns 'Hero' Hostage-Swap Policeman After Terror Attack
Tributes flooded in Saturday for a French policeman who died after offering himself in exchange for a hostage held by an Islamist gunman in a supermarket siege, with President Emmanuel Macron hailing him "a hero".
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French Policeman Who Swapped Himself For A Hostage In Supermarket, Dies
A French policeman who was shot and stabbed after swapping himself for a hostage in a rampage and siege President Emmanuel Macron branded "an Islamist terrorist attack" died of his wounds Saturday, becoming the gunman's fourth victim.
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Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte Proposed Deal To End City Siege, Then Backed Out
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was preparing to make a deal with Islamic State-inspired militants in the days after they laid siege to a southern city, but aborted the plan without explanation, an intermediary involved in the process said.
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Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo Visits Refugees Fleeing Fighting
The vice president of the Philippines expressed hope today for a swift end to an urban siege by Islamist rebels, and offered support to displaced civilians during a visit normally conducted by a president not seen in public for six days.
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US Forces Assist Philippines In Battle To End Marawi City Siege
US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to ISIS but it has no boots on the ground, the Philippines military said on Saturday.
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Australian Counter-Terrorism Police Conduct Raids After Fatal Siege
Australian counter-terrorism police conducted pre-dawn raids in the southern city of Melbourne on Friday and were questioning three men they said were suspected of providing weapons used in a deadly siege this week claimed by the ISIS.
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Australian Police To Get Greater Powers To Shoot In Terrorist Sieges
Police in Australia's most populous state will be allowed to shoot suspects in "terrorist related" incidents even if the attacker does not pose an imminent threat, under a proposed law, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Thursday.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Urges ISIS-Linked Rebels To Halt Siege, Start Talks
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to Iterrorists on Friday to abandon hostilities and start dialogue in an effort to end their bloody occupation of a southern city that experts called a major blow to regional security.
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Bangladesh Arrests Another Plotter Behind Cafe Siege
Bangladeshi police Saturday said they have arrested an Islamist extremist accused of being one of the "masterminds" of last year's deadly siege at a Dhaka cafe where 22 hostages were killed.
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Jordan Declares End Of Castle Siege, Four Gunmen Killed
Jordanian security forces said they killed four "terrorist outlaws" after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city of Karak where they had holed up after a shoot-out that killed nine people.
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Bangladesh Arrests 5 Linked To Deadly Cafe Siege
Five people linked to the Islamist extremist group behind July's Dhaka cafe siege that left 22 hostages, most of them foreigners, dead have been arrested, Bangladesh police said Thursday.
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Russian Prison Siege By ISIS Inmates Ends, Hostages Safe
Two prison officers have been taken hostage by Islamic State inmates in a jail in Rostov, southern Russia, the prison services announced Sunday.
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"Americans Should Be Horrified By Terrorist Attacks On Israel," Says Barack Obama
Obama strongly denounced the terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel, resulting in hundreds of casualties in recent days.
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Afghan Forces Retake Prison Attacked By Islamic State; 29 Killed
Afghan security forces laid siege to a prison seized by Islamic State fighters in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, with at least 29 people killed after the terrorists overnight assault led to a mass jailbreak.
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France To Pay National Tribute To Fallen "Hero" Officer Who Took Hostage's Place In Attack
France will pay a national tribute to a security officer who died from gunshot wounds after voluntarily taking the place of a female hostage during a supermarket siege by an ISIS terrorist, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
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France Mourns 'Hero' Hostage-Swap Policeman After Terror Attack
Tributes flooded in Saturday for a French policeman who died after offering himself in exchange for a hostage held by an Islamist gunman in a supermarket siege, with President Emmanuel Macron hailing him "a hero".
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French Policeman Who Swapped Himself For A Hostage In Supermarket, Dies
A French policeman who was shot and stabbed after swapping himself for a hostage in a rampage and siege President Emmanuel Macron branded "an Islamist terrorist attack" died of his wounds Saturday, becoming the gunman's fourth victim.
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Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte Proposed Deal To End City Siege, Then Backed Out
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was preparing to make a deal with Islamic State-inspired militants in the days after they laid siege to a southern city, but aborted the plan without explanation, an intermediary involved in the process said.
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Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo Visits Refugees Fleeing Fighting
The vice president of the Philippines expressed hope today for a swift end to an urban siege by Islamist rebels, and offered support to displaced civilians during a visit normally conducted by a president not seen in public for six days.
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US Forces Assist Philippines In Battle To End Marawi City Siege
US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to ISIS but it has no boots on the ground, the Philippines military said on Saturday.
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Australian Counter-Terrorism Police Conduct Raids After Fatal Siege
Australian counter-terrorism police conducted pre-dawn raids in the southern city of Melbourne on Friday and were questioning three men they said were suspected of providing weapons used in a deadly siege this week claimed by the ISIS.
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Australian Police To Get Greater Powers To Shoot In Terrorist Sieges
Police in Australia's most populous state will be allowed to shoot suspects in "terrorist related" incidents even if the attacker does not pose an imminent threat, under a proposed law, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Thursday.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Urges ISIS-Linked Rebels To Halt Siege, Start Talks
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to Iterrorists on Friday to abandon hostilities and start dialogue in an effort to end their bloody occupation of a southern city that experts called a major blow to regional security.
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Bangladesh Arrests Another Plotter Behind Cafe Siege
Bangladeshi police Saturday said they have arrested an Islamist extremist accused of being one of the "masterminds" of last year's deadly siege at a Dhaka cafe where 22 hostages were killed.
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Jordan Declares End Of Castle Siege, Four Gunmen Killed
Jordanian security forces said they killed four "terrorist outlaws" after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city of Karak where they had holed up after a shoot-out that killed nine people.
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Bangladesh Arrests 5 Linked To Deadly Cafe Siege
Five people linked to the Islamist extremist group behind July's Dhaka cafe siege that left 22 hostages, most of them foreigners, dead have been arrested, Bangladesh police said Thursday.
