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Critical infrastructure in Europe ‘currently not a priority’ for terrorists: Europol

December 2, 2016 Mike Corder - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Islamic State group is likely to carry out new attacks in the European Union in the near future, probably targeting countries that are members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the extremist organization in Syria and…

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Suicide bomber targetting U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia identified

July 5, 2016 Aya Batrawy - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who struck outside the U.S. Consulate in Jiddah as a Pakistani resident of the kingdom who arrived 12 years ago to work as a driver. The suicide…

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Security ordered tightened as death toll in Baghdad hits 157

July 4, 2016 Sinan Salaheddin - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAGHDAD – As the death toll from the weekend truck bombing in Baghdad climbed to 157, Iraq’s embattled prime minister ordered new security measures, including abandoning the use of bomb-detection wands that U.S. experts pronounced worthless years ago. But security…