Azernews.az reports that the movement of all trains en route Baku-Moscow was suspended because of a bomb threat in the southern part of Mahachkala. A suspicious object resembling a homemade explosive device was found on the tracks during an inspection on Friday morning, the Interior Ministry of the Dagestan Republic told Itar-Tass. Now special services are working on the scene, the area is inspected for signs of other explosive devices. Read article
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According to Ijj.org, The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the murder of an Iraqi journalist who was killed in a terrorist attack in Baghdad on Sunday, 9 June. According to IFJ affiliate, the Iraqi Journalists’ Syndicate (IJS), the body of well-known journalist, Zamel Ghannam al Zoubaie, was found in the al Washwash area of […]
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As reported by France24.com, security personnel sweeping an Italian diplomatic car about to enter the embassy compound in the Libyan capital on Tuesday discovered a bomb attached to its undercarriage, diplomatic and security officials said. Read Article
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The Los Angeles Times reports that Southwest Flight 2675 left Los Angeles International Airport just after 2 p.m. Monday for a nonstop trip to Austin. Instead, it was diverted and landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to a statement by FBI officials in Los Angeles. Law enforcement sources familiar with the situation said […]
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Capitalfm.co.ke reports that at least 10 people were wounded in two separate attacks in Kenya, police said on Sunday, including a blast at a church in Mombasa and a grenade hurled in a crowd in Nairobi. In the port city of Mombasa, attackers on a motorbike threw a homemade bomb into a church service, wounding […]
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Trust.org reported that the Gulf Arab countries have issued a travel warning for Lebanon, telling their citizens to avoid what is a popular tourist destination for the region after a spillover of violence from neighbouring Syria. Sectarian violence fuelled by Syria’s civil war has broken out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli and, last […]
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As reported by Gov.uk, travel between La Paz and Copacabana is likely to be disrupted on 6 and 7 June due to protests at the Tiquina Strait on Lake Titicaca about the construction of a bridge. Check local advice before travelling. Read Article
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Al Jazeera reports that a guard at the gate of a humanitarian charity in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad has been killed after attackers hit the compound. A large explosion was heard on Wednesday near the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. The provincial governor’s spokesman confirmed […]
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International experts including former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern on Wednesday called on the Basque separatist group ETA to disarm and dismantle its military apparatus, thelocal.es reports. ETA, blamed for more than 800 deaths in a four-decade campaign of bombings and shootings for the independence of the Basque homeland which straddles northern Spain and southwestern […]
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Yahoo News reports that a spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia’s capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu. African Union and Somali troops pushed al-Shabab insurgents out of the capital in August 2011, fostering a relatively secure peace that Mogadishu hasn’t seen in […]
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