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Yemen security chief escapes gunmen as three die in south
ADEN (Reuters) – A Yemeni security chief survived an assassination attempt on Saturday in the south of the country, where three people were killed in clashes between his forces and separatists. The Defence Ministry said Abdulwahab al-Wali, head of the central security forces, escaped the attack by unknown gunmen in the town of Mukalla, but two of his bodyguards were wounded Continue reading
British Worker Feared Kidnapped In Nigeria
The Foreign Office investigates reports that a Briton is among foreign workers seized by gunmen in the African country. Continue reading
Foreigners still trapped in Sahara hostage crisis
ALGIERS/IN AMENAS, Algeria (Reuters) – More than 20 foreigners were captive or missing inside a desert gas plant on Saturday, nearly two days after the Algerian army launched an assault to free them that saw many hostages killed. The standoff between the Algerian army and al Qaeda-linked gunmen – one of the biggest international hostage crises in decades – entered its fourth day, having thrust Saharan militancy to the top of the global agenda. Continue reading
Foreigners still trapped in Sahara hostage crisis
ALGIERS/IN AMENAS, Algeria (Reuters) – More than 20 foreigners were captive or missing inside a desert gas plant on Saturday, nearly two days after the Algerian army launched an assault to free them that saw many hostages killed. The standoff between the Algerian army and al Qaeda-linked gunmen – one of the biggest international hostage crises in decades – entered its fourth day, having thrust Saharan militancy to the top of the global agenda. … Continue reading
Sahara hostage siege turns Mali war global
ALGIERS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – Islamist fighters have opened an international front in Mali's civil war by taking dozens of Western hostages at a gas plant in the Algerian desert just as French troops launched an offensive against rebels in neighboring Mali. Nearly 24 hours after gunmen stormed the natural gas pumping site and workers' housing before dawn on Wednesday, little was certain beyond a claim by a group calling itself the “Battalion of Blood” that it was holding 41 foreign nationals, including Americans, Japanese and Europeans, at Tigantourine, deep in the Sahara. … Continue reading
Protester shot in Cairo may have been targeted
CAIRO (AP) — Gunmen drove into Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn Monday and fired at an anti-government sit-in, seriously wounding a protester who had been jailed and tortured by former military rulers after he witnessed the killing of another activist. Two lawyers involved in the case suggested it was a targeted attack. Continue reading
Gunmen kill six in northeast Nigeria church attack
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen killed six people at a church in northeast Nigeria early on Tuesday, the third year running that Christmas services have come under deadly attack in the country, the military said. The strike took place after a Christmas Eve midnight service outside the town of Potiskum in northeastern Yobe state, where Islamist sect Boko Haram has carried out several attacks this year Continue reading
Gunmen kill six in northeast Nigeria church attack
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen killed six people at a church in northeast Nigeria early on Tuesday, the third year running that Christmas services have come under deadly attack in the country, the military said. The strike took place after a Christmas Eve midnight service outside the town of Potiskum in northeastern Yobe state, where Islamist sect Boko Haram has carried out several attacks this year. “Unknown gunmen attempted to attack Potiskum but were repelled by the troops Continue reading
Israel rejects US gun lobby claims on its security
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's policy on issuing guns is restrictive, and armed guards at its schools are meant to stop terrorists, not crazed or disgruntled gunmen, experts said Monday, rejecting claims by America's top gun lobby that Israel serves as proof for its philosophy that the U.S. needs more weapons, not fewer. Continue reading
Islamist group claims kidnap of French national in Nigeria
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru said on Sunday it was behind the kidnap of a French national last week, citing France’s ban on full-face veils and its support for military action in Mali. Ansaru sent a message to Nigerian reporters saying it was holding 63-year-old Francis Colump, who was taken on December 19 when around 30 gunmen attacked his residence in the remote northern town of Rimi, close to the Niger border. Continue reading →