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By Agence France Presse Deadly coordinated explosions on Thursday tore through crowds of people at Kabul airport hoping to board flights to safety, as countries raced to evacuate as many people as possible before an August 31 deadline. Here is a round-up of the reaction to the attack following the Taliban’s power grab. – Britain – Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the attack as “barbaric”, paying tribute to the “phenomenal effort” of those […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twelve US servicemen were killed and 15 wounded in suicide bombing attacks in Kabul on Thursday by Islamic State militants, the head of US Central Command said. “A number of Afghan civilians were also killed and injured in the attack,” General Kenneth McKenzie told reporters. “We’re still working to calculate the total losses.” McKenzie said the US airlift in Kabul would continue despite the attacks. “Let me be clear. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will be discussing the fight against terrorism and urge greater cooperation to battle terrorists, specifically the Islamic militancy, during the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit that will be held in the country. Following military victories in Iraq, Syria and the southern Philippine City of Marawi, Duterte will take the ASEAN Summit as an opportunity to push the fight against terrorism at the ASEAN regional level. Foreign minister […]
(Eagle News) — The embassy of the United Kingdom issued a travel warning on Tuesday advising its citizens to avoid traveling to some parts of western and central Mindanao and to Sulu archipelago due to a terror threat. In an advisory posted on its website, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told UK nationals to avoid the remainder of Mindanao (excluding Camiguin, Dinagat and Siargao Islands) and the south of Cebu province, up to and […]
by Martin Parry Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia — A man instructed by Islamic State to bring down an Etihad Airways flight tried to use an unsuspecting passenger to carry a bomb on board, with a second poisonous gas plot also in the works, Australian police alleged Friday. The improvised device, using “high military-grade explosive,” was due to be smuggled onto a July 15 service from Sydney, but the attempt was aborted before they reached […]
by Glenda Kwek Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia has foiled an Islamist-inspired “terrorist plot” to bring down an airplane with an improvised explosive, authorities said Sunday, after four people were arrested in raids across Sydney. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the plot appeared to be “elaborate” rather than planned by a lone wolf, as security was beefed up at major domestic and international airports across the nation. “I can report last […]
Effective July 19, 2017, all portable electronic devices (PED) – larger than a cellphone or smartphone – of passengers bound for the United States will be subjected to additional airport screening. This move is in line with the new set of security directives issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security requiring airlines flying from last point of departure to the US. The new US security directive, which will be in effect until 30 […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Binulabog ng terror threat ang ilang bahagi ng Palawan nito lamang weekend. Ito ay matapos kumalat ang ulat na dumaong sa Brooke’s Point at Bataraza ang ilang armadong lalaki na miyembro umano ng Maute Group lulan ng mga pump boat. Kumalat sa text messages at social media ang umano’y pagdating ng mga terorista para maghasik ng terorismo. Dahil dito, maraming eskuwelahan sa lungsod ang nakansela ang klase matapos na […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala na ang British government sa kanilang mga kababayang nasa bansa na iwasan munang magtungo sa Western Mindanao, kabilang na ang Marawi City kung saan nagpapatuloy ang operasyon ng tropa ng gobyerno laban sa teroristang grupong Maute. Sa travel advisory ng Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) ng United Kingdom sa kanilang website, inaabisuhan nila ang mga Briton na huwag magtungo sa lugar dahil sa terorismong nagaganap doon. Kabilang sa travel warning ang iba […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa confirmed that there were terror threats in Central Visayas following the advisory of the United States Embassy in Manila. Dela Rosa said that he was informed by Region VII PNP Regional Director Police Chief Superintendent Noli Pariño about the terror threats. He said that the PNP is now taking actions on the said threat. The US Embassy on Sunday, April […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Pieces of the cabin from the missing EgyptAir plane which crashed into the Mediterranean last month have been found, Egyptian investigators said Wednesday. A French vessel taking part in the search discovered pieces of fuselage at “several sites”, the Egyptian board of inquiry said in a statement. The Airbus A320 which had been en route from Paris to Cairo disappeared on May 19, with the loss of all 66 people on […]
Australia raised its terror alert to high from medium.
