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Spain's Interior Minister to Call for Tighter Border Controls in Europe
Europe may have to tighten its border controls in order to deter Islamic fighters returning to Europe from the Middle East, Spain's Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz has said.
Far-left group retracts claim of responsibility for suicide attack in Istanbul
A far-left Turkish group on Jan. 9 retracted its claim of responsibility for a suicide bombing of a police station in central Istanbul this week.
Former intel officer warns of jihadist sleeper cells in Turkey
A former top official of Turkish intelligence has warned that jihadists are "highly likely" to activate their sleeper cells in Turkey in the face of the recent developments in the region.
AQAP claims responsibility for Paris attack as French PM admits 'failings'
An Al-Qaida member in Yemen has said the group directed the Charlie Hebdo attack, while French PM acknowledged "failings" in intelligence that led to a three-day spree of horror and at least 20 people dead.
Suspect sought in Charlie Hebdo attack had trained in Yemen: Sources
One of two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly shooting at a French satirical weekly visited Yemen in 2011 to train with al-Qaeda-affiliated militants, U.S. and European sources close to the investigation said on Jan. 8.
Over 2,000 attend Athens 'Je suis Charlie' solidarity gathering
More than 2,000 people attended a gathering to express solidarity with the people of France in Athens on Thursday evening, following the deadly attack in Paris on Wednesday against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead and 11 wounded.
Attacks Silence Bosnian Imam Who Took on Islamists
A Bosnian Imam, or Muslim cleric, in the northwestern village of Trnovi, has said he is withdrawing from public debates about radical Islamists, which have brought him nothing but trouble.
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Paris attack is Europe's 9/11
At least 12 people were killed in the terrorist attack in Paris on Jan. 7, as gunmen raided the office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
It is the worst massacre on the media ever; an unacceptable act of violence to be condemned by all.
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France sentences recruiter of Syria jihadists to three years
An Islamist militant considered one of the main recruiters of foreigners to the jihadist fight against government forces in Syria was convicted in absentia to three years in prison in France on Jan. 7.
Dozens killed and wounded in Yemen police college blast
A car bomb exploded outside a police college in Yemen's capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, killing around 30 and wounding more than 50 others, police sources said, underscoring the country's deteriorating security and growing al Qaeda threat.