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5 armed Palestinians killed in West Bank —Israeli army
Five armed Palestinians have been reportedly killed in an Israeli military operation in Tulkarem in the West Bank, the Israeli army said on Thursday. The men had barricaded themselves in a mosque, the army said. There were reportedly exchanges of gunfire with soldiers, it further said. One of the deceased was claimed to be a high-ranking leader of a terrorist…
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Defence
Kidnap kingpin killed, 2 arrested during medical students rescue, says IG
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said that a notorious kidnap kingpin was killed, and two abductors were arrested during an operation to rescue the 20 abducted medical students. Speaking while handing over the students to their Vice Chancellors in Abuja on Sunday, Egbetokun added that the arrested suspects were in custody. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls…
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5 people killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Five people, including a child, were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, state-run media said. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said an Israeli drone struck a house in the town of Aita al-Jabal with two guided missiles, killing two people, including a 7-year-old child. An earlier Israeli strike on the town of Tayer Harfa killed three people,…
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SEMA confirms 4 killed in Bauchi flood
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed four persons dead in recent flood disaster in the state. The flood also destroyed houses, submerged farmlands and washed away some sections of the Kano-Maiduguri expressway. Mr Masud Aliyu, the Director-General of the agency, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi. He…
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At least 157 killed in landslides in Ethiopia
At least 157 people have died in landslides in south-western Ethiopia. Dozens of people are still missing, a spokesman for the civil protection authority said on Tuesday. “We are still collecting bodies and the number of casualties were expected to be much higher,’’ the spokesman said. When hundreds of people gathered on Monday to rescue the victims of the disaster,…
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Business
Insurgency: Director confirms more blasts in Gwoza, 18 people killed
Dr Barkindo Saidu, the Director-General of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed more blasts in Gwoza and the rise in the number of people killed to 18. Saidu said in a situation report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the death comprised adult males, females and children. He added that the first blast by suicide…
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3 killed in Israeli strike on outskirts of Damascus
At least three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, a war monitor reported on Thursday. It added that 11 others were wounded as a result of shrapnel that fell on houses from a Syrian air defence missile that was launched to confront the Wednesday night attack. The Syrian Observatory…
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Several killed by suspected Israeli strikes in Syria – Report
Several people were killed in a suspected Israeli attack near Aleppo in north-western Syria, state media reported early Monday citing a military source. The area around Aleppo was targeted by airstrikes overnight, it said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported missiles had hit the positions of a pro-Iranian militia in the Hayan area north of Aleppo. The information…
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Rivers APC mourns 9 murdered members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared a week of mourning for nine of its members who were killed in two separate incidents in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Saturday night. While five of the men were killed in the D-Line area of Port Harcourt, the other four met their untimely death along the Eastern…
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Africa
Egypt strikes IS strongholds after killing of 21 Christians
The Egyptian military said Monday it has bombed ISIS targets in Libya after the militant group released a video that appeared to show the mass beheadings of Coptic Christians. “The airstrikes hit their targets accurately and our eagles returned to their bases safely,” a statement reported on Egyptian state television said. The footage of the beheadings of at least a…
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