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‘Multiple’ casualties in London ‘terrorist’ attack

by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON United Kingdom – A van ploughed into pedestrians and several people were stabbed in central London Saturday, police and witnesses said, leaving “multiple” casualties in what police called a “terrorist” attack days before a general election. Armed police opened fire during at least two “terrorist incidents” at London Bridge and Borough Market, in the heart of the capital’s business district. Witnesses described a van speeding into pedestrians on London Bridge […]

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UK police rush to three attacks in central London, at least one dead

(REUTERS)   British armed police rushed to three incidents in central London on Saturday after a van ploughed into pedestrians on London Bridge and reports of multiple stabbings in the nearby Borough Market area. Police sent out security advice to Londoners on Twitter saying “run, hide, tell” if they were caught in an attack. The BBC cited police as saying there had been more than one fatality. The attacks come days ahead of a June 8 […]

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Shots fired as police tackle ‘major incident’ in London

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police said a “major incident” was underway in central London as they responded to reports Saturday of a vehicle ploughing into pedestrians on London Bridge, and stabbings and shots being fired nearby. “From 2208 hours (2108 GMT) officers responded to reports of a vehicle in collision with pedestrians on London Bridge,” police said in a statement. “Officers have then responded to reports of stabbings in Borough Market,” at the south […]

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Police say they are responding to third incident in London

London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police said they were responding to a third incident in Vauxhall in south London on Tuesday following reports of a van hitting pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbings at nearby Borough Market. Police said armed officers had responded to the incident in Borough Market and “shots have been fired.”

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President Duterte on Resorts World Manila attack: It is “not the work of ISIS”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday echoed the police and military stataments on the Resorts World Manila attack on Friday, saying it was not done by the Islamic State. “I know that is not ISIS..That is not the work of ISIS,” he told the media during a visit of wounded soldiers in Camp Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro. President Duterte issued the statement after ISIs claimed responsibility for the assault that […]

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Authorities release CCTV footage of gunman attack in Pasay hotel; Reiterate incident was not a terrorist attack

(Eagle News) — Police and hotel authorities on Saturday released for the first time footage of the actions of the gunman prior and during Friday’s hotel attack, which appeared to corroborate their earlier statements that the incident was not a terrorist attack. The footage–which was released after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said he believed the incident was an act of terrorism—showed how the gunman reached the establishment on board a taxi. National Capital Region Police Office […]

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US Defense Secretary hits China’s militarization, excessive maritime claims in South China Sea

United States Defense Secretary and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Saturday criticized China’s actions in the South China Sea, particularly its construction activities and excessive maritime claims, saying Beijing showed “contempt” for other nations’ interests. “The scope and effect of China’s construction activities in the South China Sea differ from those of other countries in several key ways,” Mattis told the Shangri-La regional defense summit in Singapore. “This includes the nature of its militarization… China’s […]

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At least 70 rescued by gov’t forces in Marawi City, but 2,000 people remain trapped

At least 70 people were rescued Saturday by government forces in Marawi City — including 23 teachers from Dansalan College, who were with a year-old baby, seven other children, and seven other adults — as intense fighting continued on its second week between the Islamist militants and government troopers. But as many as 2,000 people also remained trapped in desperate conditions in these areas, the government said, likely without food and water and with some […]

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Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia to launch joint patrols off Mindanao to fight militants

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to counter threats from Islamic State group militants, Malaysia’s defense minister said Saturday. Hishammuddin Hussein made the comments at a security conference in Singapore as Philippine troops continued to battle self-styled Islamic State group gunmen who attacked the city of Marawi on Mindanao island nearly two weeks ago. Hishammuddin said joint sea patrols in […]

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Speaker Alvarez: Resorts World Manila attack should serve as “wake-up call” for police, military

(Eagle News) — Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Saturday said the Resorts World Manila attack that left more than 30 people dead should serve as a “wake-up call” for the police and the military, who should not allow it to “instill fear in the citizenry.” This as Alvarez expressed his opinion the incident early Friday was a “clear example of a lone wolf terrorist attack targeting civilians to inflict maximum loss of lives and damage to […]

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Senate President Pimentel calls out Pagcor, Resorts World Manila, following Friday’s attack in hotel casino

(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel called out the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation and the management of Resorts World Manila following the attack in a casino there that left more than 30 people dead. “Do you only concern yourselves with gambling operations of these private casinos and you don’t anymore concern yourselves with security arrangements and physical matters like the fire safety of the establishment you allow casinos in?” he asked Pagcor, which […]

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NCRPO chief Albayalde: Gunman in Pasay hotel attack used a taxi, not a private car, to get there

(Eagle News) — The gunman who barged inside Resorts World Manila and set things on fire while trying to steal casino chips used a taxi, not a private car, to get there. National Capital Region Police Office Chief Oscar Albayalde revealed this in a radio interview on Saturday. “Nakuha sa (closed-circuit television) na siya ay pumunta doon through a taxi,” he said. He said the car police initially believed to be the suspect’s turned out […]

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