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(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the knife attack in Paris, France on Saturday, May 12, that led to the death of one person. This is according to the Department of Foreign Affairs that issued a statement on Monday, May 14. “Ambassador [Theresa] Lazaro said the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack but has not provided evidence to support its claim,” the DFA said. Naturalized Frenchman Khamzat Azimov carried out the […]
PARIS, France (AFP)–A friend of the Chechen-born man who killed one person during a stabbing spree in Paris on Saturday night has been arrested in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, a source close to the inquiry said Sunday. The attacker, whom official sources have named as Khamzat A., grew up with his family in Strasbourg, home to a large community of refugees from the Muslim Russian republic of Chechnya.
by Gina DOGGETT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France – A car burst into flames after it crashed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Monday, police and investigators said, adding that the driver was armed and it appeared to be a “deliberate” act. Interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said police had pulled the driver out of the flaming vehicle and he was “very likely dead.” Police had said earlier that the driver […]
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday (December 16) reiterated that his policy to ban Muslims from entering the United States in the wake of a mass shooting in San Bernadino earlier this month is only temporary. “Did anyone try to talk out of saying we should ‘temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States,” Kimmel asked Trump, referring to his advisors. “Well the word is ‘temporarily’ and I have […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (November 24) – Have you changed your Facebook profile photo? Do you know what those three colors mean?Are you even aware that Paris suffered a terrorist attack that claimed the lives of hundreds? Imagine a regular day for a late 20’s employee: you go to work, sit down on your swivel chair and you look at your computer monitor. After checking your emails, you suddenly felt the urge to go to a […]
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria released a video wherein two militants issued threats, saying that the Islamic State will conduct suicide bombings and car blasts against the White House as well as threatening more attacks against France. On the other hand, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that there is still no credible threat against the United States. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]
New York City police said on Wednesday (November 18) they are aware of a newly released Islamic State video suggesting the largest city in the United States was a potential target of attacks such as those in Paris last week, but that they were not aware of any current or specific threats. “While some of the video footage is not new, the video reaffirms the message that New York City remains a top terrorist target,” […]
French fighter jets intensified their raids on Syria on Tuesday night (November 17), targeting the Islamic State’s stronghold in Raqqa after the group claimed coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people, the defense ministry said. “The raid including 10 fighter jets, was launched from the Persian Gulf and Jordan. It successively bombarded two Islamic State command centres at 1830gmt,” the French military said in a written statement. Islamic State said it carried […]
Despite the terrorist attacks, thousands of overseas Filipino workers in France reveal that they have no plans to go home soon, adding that they are confident with the stricter security measures implemented by French authorities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
A man who survived an explosion near the Stade de France just north of Paris on Friday night (November 13) said his cell phone saved his life by blocking flying debris. Gunmen and bombers attacked restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium at locations across Paris on Friday, killing at least 120 people in a deadly rampage that a shaken President Francois Hollande called an unprecedented terrorist attack. Sylvestre, who was walking near the […]
The head of Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or OECD cancelled his trip for APEC meet following the attacks in Paris. OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría José, a Mexican diplomat and economist, was supposed to take part in the APEC CEO Summit, where he was earlier announced as a panelist at the session titled “What is the next horizon for Asia-Pacific Trade?” tomorrow, November 17. In an advisory on its website, the OECD said […]
The manhunt for the suspects of the Paris attack on a satirical magazine continues.
