Tag: “hit list”

Sison denies existence of NPA hit list

(Eagle News)–Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Friday, Dec. 20, denied the New People’s Army had a “hit list,” as claimed by the government. In a statement, Sison said National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.’s “hype of an alleged ‘NPA hit list’ only aims to sow intrigue in order to sabotage the planned resumption of formal peace talks.” He said it was in fact the military and the police  “who keep […]

French police couple killed in IS-inspired stabbing

by Paul AUBRIAT and Clare BYRNE in Paris MAGNANVILLE, France (AFP) — A convicted radical who killed a French police couple in an IS-inspired stabbing was carrying a “hit list” of VIPs and urged followers to turn Euro 2016 into a “graveyard”, officials said Tuesday. Monday’s assault in a small town northwest of Paris was the first deadly strike in France since the coordinated attacks in the capital by an Islamic State cell in November, […]