Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is to declare a three-month state of emergency after Isis attacks on two Coptic churches kills at least 43. Pres. Trump tweets that he has "great confidence" Egypt's president will "handle situation properly": https://t.co/5TQ8k0YW7F pic.twitter.com/Y4ICcQmE7t — CBS News (@CBSNews) April 9, 2017 Twin bombings during packed services at churches in the cities of Alexandria…
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EU condolences to Egypt
“In one of the Holiest days for the Christians all over the world, the Coptic churches in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria have been attacked. Many innocent civilians have been killed or injured,” – says the statement of the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini. ‘The European Union expresses its sincere condolences to the…
Stockholm: Five dead and ‘large number’ of injured in terrorist attack
At least five people are dead and many more injured after a terror attack that saw a hijacked lorry plough into pedestrians outside a Stockholm department store. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said it appeared the crash was “a terror attack” and the country’s intelligence service said there was “a large number of injured”. …
Stockholm ‘lorry attack’
A lorry has driven into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least two people, Swedish police say. https://twitter.com/NNRNews/status/850352967878422529 Earlier media reports said three people had been killed. Police said a number of people were also injured. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said the country has been attacked and everything indicated that this was…
Russia confirmed terrorist’s identity
Naturalized Russian from Kirghiz origin Akbarzhon Jalilov (pictured) is a Petersburg terrorist. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation confirmed that Akbarjon Jalilov, a native of the city of Osh (south of Kyrgyzstan), committed the terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro on the third of April. “The investigation established the identity of the man…
EU condemns violence in St.Petersburg
“Our thoughts go out to the people of Russia, and in particular to those who have lost loved ones in today’s explosion in the Saint Petersburg metro. We wish a swift recovery to those who have been injured,” – says the statement of the European External Action Service. “The European Union condemns in the strongest possible…
St.Petersburg CCTV images of an alleged terrorist
Russian media realised an image of an alleged terrorist, the CCTV image started to circulate soon after the explosion was defined as a ‘terrorist act’. #ЭКСКЛЮЗИВ: Камера запечатлела предполагаемого виновника после взрыва в метро Петербургаhttps://t.co/yJ3Qqz7J6o pic.twitter.com/kH8Mq49fGl — РЕН ТВ | Новости (@rentvchannel) April 3, 2017 REN TV publishes a photo of the alleged terrorist who…
Terrorist act during Putin’s visit to St.Petersburg
In the metro of Petersburg on a ‘blue line’ there was a terrorist act. On the runway between the stations “Sennaya” and “Technological Institute” around 14:40 a self-made device exploded . Further, at the station “Ploshchad Vosstaniya” another device was found and neutralized. The explosion was carried out not by a suicide bomber, but most…
“Terrorist act” in Saint-Petersburg
On Monday about 15 hours in St. Petersburg at the metro station “Technological Institute” there was an explosion. Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko said that, according to preliminary data, 10 people were killed and 20 injured. The Prosecutor General’s Office called the explosion in the subway a terrorist act, the Investigative Committee opened a…
Europarliament debates terrorism
Only days after the terrorist attack in London the civil liberties committee discussed the EU’s security situation with German Interior Minister Interior Thomas de Maizière and his French counterpart Matthias Fekl debated on 27 March. Both ministers spoke about the need to secure the EU’s external borders, to better share information between EU countries and…
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