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CCTV footage shows gunmen attacking Pakistan church
December 18, 2017 By Faith Matters

CCTV footage shows gunmen attacking Pakistan church

Two suicide bombers attacked a packed Christian church in Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province, in south-western Pakistan on Sunday (December 17), killing at least nine people and wounding up to 56, officials said. CCTV footage released by the police showed the attackers, both carrying guns, at the church gates. One climbed over the gate and […]

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Islamic State claims responsibility for Minnesota mall attack
September 18, 2016 By Faith Matters

Islamic State claims responsibility for Minnesota mall attack

A man who stabbed nine people at a mall in central Minnesota before being shot dead is a “soldier of the Islamic State,” the militant group’s news agency said on Sunday, as the FBI investigated the attack as a potential act of terrorism. The man, who was wearing a private security uniform, made references to […]

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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police
August 19, 2016 By Faith Matters

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a traffic police post outside Moscow on Wednesday in which both attackers were killed, calling it revenge for Russia’s aerial bombing campaign in Syria. The militant group made the claim via the Amaq news agency, which it regularly uses to issue statements, and released a video […]

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