terrorism

Indonesia police shoot dead 4 men after sword attack on Pekanbaru HQ

Indonesian police said they shot and killed four men who used swords in an attack on a police station in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island, in which one officer was killed and two others were injured

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Family carried out Surabaya police HQ suicide bombing, Indonesia police say

A family carried out a suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters in Indonesia's second city Surabaya, police said, a day after a series of coordinated attacks on churches staged by another family

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Indonesia: Suicide bombings by a single family strike Surabaya churches, killing at least 13

A series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks perpetrated by a single family struck churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, the deadliest attack for years in the Muslim-majority country

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Series of explosions rock Afghan capital

Explosions were reported in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday amid reports that attackers targeted a police headquarters and other parts of the city

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ISIS claims deadly double suicide bombing in Kabul

At least 25 people were killed when two suicide blasts ripped through central Kabul early Monday, Afghanistan's health ministry has confirmed.

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At least six police killed in Pakistan triple suicide blasts

At least six policemen were killed and 15 security personnel were wounded when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in quick succession in southwest Pakistan, officials said.

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Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam sentenced to 20 years over Brussels shootout

A Belgian court sentenced the sole surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, to 20 years in prison over a bloody gun battle with police in Brussels days before his capture in 2016.

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Indonesia: 9 years jail for ‘mastermind’ of 2017 Jakarta twin suicide bomb attack claimed by ISIS

An Indonesian court sentenced Kiki Muhammad Iqbal, the convicted mastermind of the 2017 deadly twin bombing in Jakarta claimed by ISIS, to nine years in prison.

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Car bomb kills at least 8 people in Al Bab, Syria

At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday after a car bomb exploded near the Grand Mosque in the northern Syrian town of Al Bab

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Gunman shot dead after killing three and taking hostages in Trebes, southern France

At least three people were killed after a gunman who allegedly claimed allegiance to Islamic State hijacked a car, shot at police officers and then took hostages at a supermarket in Trebes, southwest France

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