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Man shot at shopping centre in Swedish city of Malmo
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Priest killed in French church, attackers 'claimed to be from IS group'
Two attackers killed a priest and seriously wounded at least one other hostage in a church in northern France on Tuesday before they were shot dead by police. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Gunman shoots doctor at Berlin hospital, anti-terrorist unit at scene
A doctor has been shot at a hospital in the German capital Berlin, according to police. The gunman later shot and killed himself.
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Hostage takers kill at least 1 at French church, priest's throat reportedly slit
A priest has been killed during a hostage situation at a church in northern France, according to a police source. The two attackers slit his throat, police sources told Reuters.
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Ansbach attacker pledged allegiance to ISIS, had materials for another bomb – police
The Sunday night explosion in Ansbach, Bavaria, left at least one person dead and 15 others injured.
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Germany blast: Ansbach explosion 'kills suspected bomber'
An explosion in the German city of Ansbach, near Nuremberg, has killed a suspected bomber and injured 12 other people, three seriously, police say.
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Machete attack in Germany leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
Police have arrested alleged attacker indentified as a 21-year-old Syrian refugee man
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Gunman opens fire in Munich shopping centre
AT LEAST ten people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall in Munich.
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Munich shooting: Several killed in shopping centre
A MANHUNT is underway for a shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall in Munich, killing at least eight people and wounding more, a Munich police spokeswoman said.
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Shooting at shopping mall in Munich, people fleeing
Shooting has been heard at the Olympia shopping mall in Munich, Germany, reports on social media say. In a video posted online, people can be seen running out of the building to seek shelter.
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Brexit: Theresa May says talks won't start in 2016
Theresa May has said the UK will not begin official negotiations on leaving the EU this year as she held talks with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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News Axe-wielding Afghan teen attacks German railway passengers
Several people have been injured, some critically, after a teenager armed with an axe and a knife attacked train passengers in central Germany. The suspect, who was shot by police, has been identified as a 17-year-old “unaccompanied minor” of Afghan origin.
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Berkeley Student Who Went Missing in Nice Attack Is Confirmed Dead
Authorities have confirmed that a missing 20-year-old UC Berkeley student was among the dead following Thursday’s horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France.
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Nice attacker's link to Islamic State puzzles investigators
Bernard Cazeneuve told France's RTL radio that while Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a Tunisian living in Nice, may have been inspired by the terrorist network any "links for now have not been established by the investigation.”
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New British foreign secretary arrives for first EU meeting
Johnson led a winning campaign to persuade British voters to leave the European Union, but said the referendum's outcome last month "in no sense means we are leaving Europe."
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‘Yes’ to death penalty will mean ‘No’ to EU membership, EU warns Turkey
Reinstating the death penalty in Turkey would end EU accession talks, a German government spokesman has stated. Meanwhile, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini also warned that no country can become an EU member that has capital punishment.
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4 people shot dead when alleged religious radical attacks police station in Almaty (GRAPHIC)
Three policemen, one civilian were killed, and several others were injured following an attack on a police station in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, the country's interior ministry said. One of the attackers has been detained.
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MPs to vote on Trident nuclear weapons system renewal
MPs are set to decide on whether to renew Britain's nuclear weapons programme, in a Commons vote later.
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Nice attack: Driver 'researched route' earlier in week
The Tunisian man who drove his lorry into crowds of people in Nice researched the route in the days before the attack, French media have reported.
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2 more arrests in Nice truck attack; 49 dead still not ID'd
About 85 people remained hospitalized Sunday, and of those, 18 including a child were still in life-threatening condition, Health Minister Marisol Touraine told reporters on a visit to the city.
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