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(Eagle News)–The Philippine Embassy in France has warned Filipinos traveling to Paris to be “vigilant” due to what it said was an increase in robberies and break-ins in the city, and the recent terror attacks. The embassy urged Filipinos to “secure” their belongings when visiting tourist spots, walking around and riding public transportation; and to be “wary of pickpockets,” who it said were “rampant in metro stations, trains and even shopping areas.” It added theft […]
(Eagle News) – Filipinos in Indonesia were advised by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to be vigilant following recent bombings that have rocked the country’s second largest city. In a statement on Tuesday, May 15, the DFA said it has instructed the more than 250 Filipinos in Surabaya, through the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, to be cautious and to “limit their movement.” The DFA said more than 8,000 Filipinos are working across Indonesia. The […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — An Islamist plot to bomb a Manila shopping mall as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders arrived in the city for a summit has been foiled, Philippine police said Friday. Three alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group were arrested on November 10, authorities said, a day before leaders began descending on the capital for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit and other meetings. “A terror […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s military will be given greater power to act during terror attacks, the prime minister said Monday, following a review of security forces’ responses to a spate of local and international incidents. Among a raft of changes, police will no longer have to wait until they have exhausted their capacity to call on the army during a terror attack, while special forces will be embedded in law enforcement agencies for better […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police asks the public to refrain from spreading unverified reports regarding planned terrorist attacks on shopping malls. This is in response to a text message warning the public to stay away from malls due to said terrorist attacks. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/T6VNSBTcmGc
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) — Major Iraqi cities are likely to witness a surge in terror attacks as extremist groups retaliate to continued defeats on the frontline, an Iraqi security expert said on Monday. The recent escalation of suicide attacks has killed nearly 100 people in Baghdad and Muqdadiyah. Experts say the attacks show that extremist groups are being pushed from the battlefield to urban areas as Iraqi security forces retake lands from their hands. “The […]
Some Indonesians expressed concern about their safety as the country’s capital awoke to a new day on Friday (January 15) following a deadly attack claimed by Islamic State. Just seven people were killed in the three-hour siege near a Starbucks cafe and Sarinah, Jakarta’s oldest department store, despite multiple blasts and a gunfight, and five of them were the attackers themselves. Nevertheless, it was the first time the radical group has targeted the world’s most […]
