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4 Held in Bangladesh Over Italian Aid Worker Murder
Bangladesh police said today they have arrested four people in connection with the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot dead last month in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Japanese Man Shot Dead in Bangladesh, Islamic State Claims Responsibility
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for shooting dead a Japanese citizen in northern Bangladesh on Saturday, days after they said they were behind the murder of an Italian aid worker in Dhaka.
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Japanese Shot Dead in Bangladesh, Second Foreigner Killed This Week
A 66-year-old Japanese man, known for philanthropic work, was today shot dead by motorbike-borne masked assailants in Bangladesh, the second foreigner to be gunned down in a week after an Italian aid worker was killed in a near-identical attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Italian Hostage Release Raises Questions Over Ransom
Italian politicians welcomed the liberation of two Italian aid volunteers held hostage in Syria but their release drew criticism over a possible ransom payment.
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Pak Taliban admit to holding Shahbaz Taseer for first time
A reporter for The New York Times, David Rohde, who was captured in Afghanistan, fled captivity in North Waziristan with an Afghan colleague in 2009, but otherwise successful escapes are rare. Others currently in captivity include Mr Khan, who went missing in September 2010; Warren Weinstein, an American consultant whose kidnapping has been claimed...
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4 Held in Bangladesh Over Italian Aid Worker Murder
Bangladesh police said today they have arrested four people in connection with the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot dead last month in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Japanese Man Shot Dead in Bangladesh, Islamic State Claims Responsibility
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for shooting dead a Japanese citizen in northern Bangladesh on Saturday, days after they said they were behind the murder of an Italian aid worker in Dhaka.
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Japanese Shot Dead in Bangladesh, Second Foreigner Killed This Week
A 66-year-old Japanese man, known for philanthropic work, was today shot dead by motorbike-borne masked assailants in Bangladesh, the second foreigner to be gunned down in a week after an Italian aid worker was killed in a near-identical attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Italian Hostage Release Raises Questions Over Ransom
Italian politicians welcomed the liberation of two Italian aid volunteers held hostage in Syria but their release drew criticism over a possible ransom payment.
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Pak Taliban admit to holding Shahbaz Taseer for first time
A reporter for The New York Times, David Rohde, who was captured in Afghanistan, fled captivity in North Waziristan with an Afghan colleague in 2009, but otherwise successful escapes are rare. Others currently in captivity include Mr Khan, who went missing in September 2010; Warren Weinstein, an American consultant whose kidnapping has been claimed...
