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Gunmen Attack Philippine Village Near War-Torn City: Military
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village today in a hit-and-run assault that may have been intended to help Islamist militants engaged in a nearby urban war, authorities said.
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Bangladesh Hunts For 6 Accomplices Of Cafe Attackers
Bangladeshi police hunted on Tuesday for six members of a domestic Islamist group they suspect helped gunmen attack a Dhaka cafe, as officials began questioning families of the militants for clues as to what turned them into killers.
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19 Dead In Somalia Shebab Restaurant Attack: Police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu, police said today.
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Gunmen Open Fire On Tourist Bus At Cairo Hotel, No Casualties: Security Sources
Gunmen opened fire on Israeli tourists as they boarded a bus in Cairo today but there were no casualties, security sources said.
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Militants Attack Tunisian Customs Officers Near Algerian Border, 1 Killed: Source
Islamist militant gunmen opened fire on a Tunisian customs team near the Algerian border, killing one customs agent and wounding three more, a security source said today.
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Scarred by Islamist Attacks, Kenya Set to Re-Open Westgate Mall
Kenya's trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred at least 67 people inside and held out for four days as security forces laid siege to the complex.
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Security Forces Foil Suicide Attack in Somali Town, Say Police
Security forces foiled an attempt by Islamist militants to launch a suicide attack on a political conference in a central Somali town on Thursday, killing three gunmen and the driver of a car packed with explosives, police said.
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Islamist Shebab Gunmen Storm Kenya Village: Government
Islamist gunmen raided a village in northeastern Kenya, the interior ministry said Friday, the latest in a string of brazen attacks by the Somali-led, Al-Qaeda affiliated insurgents.
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Pope Francis Pleas to Kenya University Gunmen to 'Come to Their Senses'
Pope Francis today appealed to Somali Islamist militants who killed 148 people at a Kenyan university last month to stop their brutality and "come to their senses".
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Government Building, at Least 10 Dead
Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked a government building housing two ministries in the Somali capital on Tuesday, setting off two big blasts before gunmen stormed inside, killing at least 10 people, police and the rebels said.
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Kenya's Sleeping Students Prove Easy Prey for Shebab
Islamist gunmen who massacred sleeping students in Kenya's Garissa university knew what they were doing: they picked a soft target put further at risk by crippling corruption and mismanaged security, analysts say.
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A 14-Year-Old Charged with Terror Offences After Contacting Islamic State
Austria has charged a 14-year old boy with terror offences after he researched how to build a bomb online and made contact with militants supporting Islamic State fighters in Syria, prosecutors said today.
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Suspected Islamists Kill 12 in Paris Attack on Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo
Hooded gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly satirical magazine known for lampooning radical Islam, killing at least 12 people, including two police officers in the worst militant attack on French soil in decades.
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Egyptian Navy Kills Four After Boat Attack: Security Sources
Gunmen in a fishing boat opened fire on an Egyptian naval launch which shot back, killing at least four of the attackers on Wednesday, security sources and state media said.
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Islamist Gunmen Kill Two Soldiers in Western Algeria
Islamist gunmen have killed two soldiers in western Algeria less than a week after jihadist-linked militants beheaded a French hostage they abducted in east of the capital, press reports said on Monday.
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Gunmen Attack Philippine Village Near War-Torn City: Military
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village today in a hit-and-run assault that may have been intended to help Islamist militants engaged in a nearby urban war, authorities said.
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Bangladesh Hunts For 6 Accomplices Of Cafe Attackers
Bangladeshi police hunted on Tuesday for six members of a domestic Islamist group they suspect helped gunmen attack a Dhaka cafe, as officials began questioning families of the militants for clues as to what turned them into killers.
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19 Dead In Somalia Shebab Restaurant Attack: Police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu, police said today.
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Gunmen Open Fire On Tourist Bus At Cairo Hotel, No Casualties: Security Sources
Gunmen opened fire on Israeli tourists as they boarded a bus in Cairo today but there were no casualties, security sources said.
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Militants Attack Tunisian Customs Officers Near Algerian Border, 1 Killed: Source
Islamist militant gunmen opened fire on a Tunisian customs team near the Algerian border, killing one customs agent and wounding three more, a security source said today.
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Scarred by Islamist Attacks, Kenya Set to Re-Open Westgate Mall
Kenya's trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred at least 67 people inside and held out for four days as security forces laid siege to the complex.
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Security Forces Foil Suicide Attack in Somali Town, Say Police
Security forces foiled an attempt by Islamist militants to launch a suicide attack on a political conference in a central Somali town on Thursday, killing three gunmen and the driver of a car packed with explosives, police said.
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Islamist Shebab Gunmen Storm Kenya Village: Government
Islamist gunmen raided a village in northeastern Kenya, the interior ministry said Friday, the latest in a string of brazen attacks by the Somali-led, Al-Qaeda affiliated insurgents.
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Pope Francis Pleas to Kenya University Gunmen to 'Come to Their Senses'
Pope Francis today appealed to Somali Islamist militants who killed 148 people at a Kenyan university last month to stop their brutality and "come to their senses".
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Government Building, at Least 10 Dead
Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked a government building housing two ministries in the Somali capital on Tuesday, setting off two big blasts before gunmen stormed inside, killing at least 10 people, police and the rebels said.
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Kenya's Sleeping Students Prove Easy Prey for Shebab
Islamist gunmen who massacred sleeping students in Kenya's Garissa university knew what they were doing: they picked a soft target put further at risk by crippling corruption and mismanaged security, analysts say.
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A 14-Year-Old Charged with Terror Offences After Contacting Islamic State
Austria has charged a 14-year old boy with terror offences after he researched how to build a bomb online and made contact with militants supporting Islamic State fighters in Syria, prosecutors said today.
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Suspected Islamists Kill 12 in Paris Attack on Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo
Hooded gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly satirical magazine known for lampooning radical Islam, killing at least 12 people, including two police officers in the worst militant attack on French soil in decades.
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Egyptian Navy Kills Four After Boat Attack: Security Sources
Gunmen in a fishing boat opened fire on an Egyptian naval launch which shot back, killing at least four of the attackers on Wednesday, security sources and state media said.
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Islamist Gunmen Kill Two Soldiers in Western Algeria
Islamist gunmen have killed two soldiers in western Algeria less than a week after jihadist-linked militants beheaded a French hostage they abducted in east of the capital, press reports said on Monday.
