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US 9/11 Survivor, Kenyan "Buddies" Among Nairobi Terror Attack Victims
An American who survived the 9/11 attacks, two best friends from Kenya who worked to help Somalia, and a British development professional were among at least 14 people killed when Somali militants raided a posh hotel complex in Nairobi.
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9 People Killed In Suicide Attack On Mogadishu Hotel In Somali
At least nine people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday when a suicide bomber rammed a car into a hotel, police and witnesses said, in an attack claimed by militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
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Ohio State Attacker May Have Been Inspired By Overseas Militants: FBI
A Somali immigrant who injured 11 people in an attack at Ohio State University may have been inspired by Islamic State and the late al Qaeda-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an FBI official told a news conference on Wednesday.
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Ohio State Attacker May Have Self-Radicalised: Officials
A Somali immigrant who ploughed into pedestrians at Ohio State University and stabbed others with a butcher knife may have followed the same path to self-radicalisation as militants in a number of "lone wolf" attacks, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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Loud Explosions Heard In Somali Capital Mogadishu
Loud explosions and gunfire shook the Somali capital Mogadishu today, close to a busy road in the city centre, news agency AFP correspondent said.
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Suicide Bomber Was Former Somali MP: Terrorist Group
A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near a United Nations and African Union base, the militants announced today.
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Suicide Bomber Strikes While Hugging Official In Somalia's Puntland
An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland today, officials said.
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Kenya Flies Back Bodies Of Troops Killed In Somalia Attack
The bodies of Kenyan soldiers killed when Al-Qaeda-linked militants overran their base in Somalia were flown home late Monday draped in the national flag as a rescue operation was underway for survivors.
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Army Base, Say Dozens Dead
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya today, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government during the assault.
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US Citizen Who Fought for Islamist Group Surrenders in Somalia: Official
A U.S. citizen who fought for the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab surrendered to authorities in the Horn of Africa country after he defected from the militants, a Somali official said on Monday.
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Somali Islamists Warn Against 'Immoral Culture' at Hotels, Beaches
Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning against Somalis who frequent hotels, beaches and nightclubs in the capital Mogadishu, saying it will target men and women who engage in "immoral culture."
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At Least 18 Killed in Somalia Bombings: Officials
At least 18 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday in two bomb attacks carried out by suspected Shebab militants in the south of the country and the capital Mogadishu, officials said.
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Barack Obama Vows to Keep Up Pressure on Somalia's Shebab
US President Barack Obama today praised recent advances by Somali and African Union troops against Shebab militants, but said it was important to keep up the pressure.
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Al Shabaab Attack on Somali Hotel Kills At Least 13
The Somali militant Islamist group Al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel today, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said.
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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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US 9/11 Survivor, Kenyan "Buddies" Among Nairobi Terror Attack Victims
An American who survived the 9/11 attacks, two best friends from Kenya who worked to help Somalia, and a British development professional were among at least 14 people killed when Somali militants raided a posh hotel complex in Nairobi.
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9 People Killed In Suicide Attack On Mogadishu Hotel In Somali
At least nine people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday when a suicide bomber rammed a car into a hotel, police and witnesses said, in an attack claimed by militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
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Ohio State Attacker May Have Been Inspired By Overseas Militants: FBI
A Somali immigrant who injured 11 people in an attack at Ohio State University may have been inspired by Islamic State and the late al Qaeda-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an FBI official told a news conference on Wednesday.
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Ohio State Attacker May Have Self-Radicalised: Officials
A Somali immigrant who ploughed into pedestrians at Ohio State University and stabbed others with a butcher knife may have followed the same path to self-radicalisation as militants in a number of "lone wolf" attacks, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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Loud Explosions Heard In Somali Capital Mogadishu
Loud explosions and gunfire shook the Somali capital Mogadishu today, close to a busy road in the city centre, news agency AFP correspondent said.
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Suicide Bomber Was Former Somali MP: Terrorist Group
A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near a United Nations and African Union base, the militants announced today.
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Suicide Bomber Strikes While Hugging Official In Somalia's Puntland
An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland today, officials said.
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Kenya Flies Back Bodies Of Troops Killed In Somalia Attack
The bodies of Kenyan soldiers killed when Al-Qaeda-linked militants overran their base in Somalia were flown home late Monday draped in the national flag as a rescue operation was underway for survivors.
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Army Base, Say Dozens Dead
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya today, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government during the assault.
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US Citizen Who Fought for Islamist Group Surrenders in Somalia: Official
A U.S. citizen who fought for the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab surrendered to authorities in the Horn of Africa country after he defected from the militants, a Somali official said on Monday.
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Somali Islamists Warn Against 'Immoral Culture' at Hotels, Beaches
Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning against Somalis who frequent hotels, beaches and nightclubs in the capital Mogadishu, saying it will target men and women who engage in "immoral culture."
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At Least 18 Killed in Somalia Bombings: Officials
At least 18 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday in two bomb attacks carried out by suspected Shebab militants in the south of the country and the capital Mogadishu, officials said.
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Barack Obama Vows to Keep Up Pressure on Somalia's Shebab
US President Barack Obama today praised recent advances by Somali and African Union troops against Shebab militants, but said it was important to keep up the pressure.
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Al Shabaab Attack on Somali Hotel Kills At Least 13
The Somali militant Islamist group Al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel today, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said.
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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.
