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The man who attempted to abduct a Turkish airliner airline "Air Pegasus" has passed, informs AFP. He will be questioned by the authorities to combat terrorism. The motives and demands of the Turkish national Mehmet Gyokchingyol are not known at this time. He knows only that he intended to divert the aircraft to Iran. We recall that earlier today an aircraft traveling from Istanbul to Diyarbakir, was kidnapped and forced to land in Ankara. On board the Boeing 737-800 had traveled 174 passengers and six crew. ...

August, 14 2011 22:47:13

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700 people were arrested last year in the EU on suspicion of terrorist activity, AP reported, citing a report by Europol. Half of them were arrested on suspicion of complicity in islyamiski groups. The detainees are from 11 EU countries. Over 500 attacks occurred in the European Union in 2006, most of them committed by separatist and nationalist groups. Half of the terrorist attacks occurred on the territory of the island of Corsica and the Basque Country. ...

August, 14 2011 13:27:37

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At least 20 militants were killed in continuing fighting almost a day with American and Iraqi forces in central Baghdad, said U. S. Army. In clashes injured 16 soldiers, 13 of whom had returned to their tasks. Currently the situation is calm. The fighting began when during a routine inspection of U. S. and Iraqi troops against them opened fire. The fighting quickly escalated. These were the worst clashes since the beginning of large-scale operation in Baghdad, Reuters reported. ...

August, 13 2011 12:35:58

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Abductor took a woman hostage in an office building in Krasnoyarsk, RIA Novosti reported, citing police sources. So far, the kidnapper is not an order. In place teams were sent to all special services. When he entered office, the man asked all employees and visitors to go to be alone with his wife and the ensuing quarrel, Gazeta reported. Roo. The place came and psychologist who spoke with the kidnapper through the door. ...

August, 09 2011 18:47:22

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The terrorist threat in the European Union is more serious than ever, says a report by Europol, presented to the Committee on Civil Liberties in the European Parliament. In 2006, 15 countries from the community were arrested 706 persons on suspicion of terrorism, half of these arrests are related to the threats of militants, according to data cited by EUPolitix. Last year in 11 EU member states have a total of 498 terrorist attacks, as most of them are responsible for the nationalists in the Basque Country and Corsica. ...

August, 07 2011 13:39:12

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Iranian intelligence agents are trained Iraqi soldiers how to handle and prepare bombs, which attack military convoys in Iraq, the U. S. command said. Military spokesman General William Caldwell did not say how many fighters were trained in Iran, but said that many of the captured soldiers admitted in interviews that they had been in Iranian training camps. ...

August, 07 2011 09:02:40

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Two Canadian soldiers were killed after an explosion in northern Afghanistan, officials said. The blast was three days after six U. S. soldiers were killed in the explosion of a bomb exploded on the road in Afghanistan. Currently in Afghanistan 2500 Canadian soldiers, as part of the NATO contingent. Most of the Canadian troops are deployed in critical areas around the city of Kandahar. ...

August, 06 2011 14:33:17

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Powerful explosion from the set of a bridge in Baghdad bomb killed at least eight people, Reuters reported. Wounded around 22. The blast destroyed much of the steel construction of the bridge and was thrown several bridges located on the cars in the Tigris River. According to eyewitnesses, half of the bridge was destroyed. ...

August, 06 2011 13:08:05