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Gunmen kill 2 policemen, abduct Portuguese in Nigeria

TwopolicemenwerekilledTuesdaywhengunmenstormedaconstructionsiteincentralNigeria,accordingtolocalpolice.APortugueseworkingontheconstructionsiteinthecentralNigeri

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Gunmen kill two Libyan soldiers

TwomilitarypersonneloftheLibyangovernmentwerekilledbyunknowngunmenonSaturdayatacheckpointsouthwestoftheLibyancapital."GunmenattackedamilitarycheckpointofBattali

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4 Policeman shot dead in southwest Pakistan

AtleastfourpolicemenwerekilledandanotheroneinjuredwhentheirvehiclecameunderattackbyunknowngunmeninPakistan'ssouthwesternQuettacityonThursday,localmediareported.

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Gunmen briefly seize S. Philippine village, take hostages

IslamicState-inspiredgunmenbrieflyseizedavillageinsouthernPhilippinesearlyonWednesday,andtookhostagesashumanshieldswhilefleeing,policesaid.Governmenttroopshaveb

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Abu Sayyaf on the run in Philippines island of Jolo, with 5 Malaysian hostages

Five Malaysian hostages are on the run with their Abu Sayyaf captors in the mountainous jungles of Jolo amid an intense sustained Philippines military offensive against the gunmen.

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Pakistan's minority provincial lawmaker shot dead

A minority provincial lawmaker has been shot dead in Pakistan's northwest, police said.

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Indonesia pursues network of alleged terrorists killed in recent shootout in eastern region

The Indonesian police are intensifying efforts to pursue the racialist network of gunmen involved in a shootout with officers that killed a cop and two attackers in Sulawesi, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

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18 people evacuated from Paris shopping center where gunmen hide

About 18 people have been evacuated from the shopping center where gunmen held employees hostage Monday morning in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, west Paris, police said.

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Terror group ISIS claims responsibility for Texas cartoon contest shooting

The Islamic State terrorist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack on a controversial cartoon contest that left two gunmen dead in northern U.S. state of Texas Sunday night.

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Indian aid worker kidnapped by gunmen in Afghanistan

An Indian aid worker was abducted Monday by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's western Herat province, said local media reports.

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Filipino-Chinese student abducted in S. Philippines

Unidentified gunmen abducted a Filipino-Chinese college student Thursday night in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur, police said Friday.

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Armed men take control of Congolese National Television (TRNC)

Unidentified gunmen on Monday morning took control of the Congolese national TV (TRNC), according to the police of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Iraqi president's chief bodyguard killed in north

The chief bodyguard of Iraq's president was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his home in the northern semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, an official website reported Wednesday.

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2 Soldiers, 3 gunmen killed in Malaysia's Borneo standoff

A Malaysian soldier and three gunmen were killed in fresh gunfights while another soldier died in a road accident Tuesday, raising the death toll to 68 in a month-long standoff with the Sulu militants in Malaysia 's Sabah state. 

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6 policemen killed in Malaysia's Sabah amid standoff

At least six policemen were killed in an ambush in Malaysia's Sabah state, police said Sunday, as authorities tried to ease tensions amid continued standoff with Sulu gunmen.