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A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months

1:39am November 20, 2024

Dozens of people have been killed in China in the past three months in a series of mass attacks. The latest on Tuesday saw primary school students injured by a car as they arrived for classes.

FILE - French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, right, talks to the media after a meeting on Oct. 9, 2023, in Paris. French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, Dec. 2, 2023, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's Interior Minister Darmanin said.

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Police in Paris have arrested a man who targeted passersby, killing 1 and injuring 2

2:49am December 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's interior minister said.

Al Noor mosque shooting survivor Temel Atacocugu points to the scar of a bullet wound in his arm during an interview at his home, Feb. 25, 2020, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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New Zealand shooting survivor says violence achieved nothing

4:21am May 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The deadly attacks at two Christchurch mosques brought people together rather than sowing discord, one of the survivors says.

Israeli security forces gather at the site of an attack that left two Israeli police dead in the northern city of Hadera on Sunday.

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The Islamic State claims responsibility for the deaths of 2 people in central Israel

5:33am March 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility after a pair of Arab gunmen killed two people and wounded four before being killed by police in the city of Hadera in central Israel.

Rescue workers and volunteers gather at the site of bomb explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday.

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A suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan kills at least 30

9:42am March 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The bombing was the latest act of violence in majority Sunni Muslim Pakistan, where minority Shiite Muslims have come under repeated attacks.

People receive first-aid after a car ran into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Va. on August 12, 2017. Terrorism researchers say right-wing extremists are turning cars into weapons in response to the ongoing protests against police misconduct.

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Vehicle Attacks Rise As Extremists Target Protesters

4:53pm June 21, 2020

by Hannah Allam

Twenty people are facing prosecution amid reports of at least 50 vehicle-ramming incidents at protests since late May.

United Nations peacekeepers stand next to a patient during a visit of the U.N. secretary-general at an Ebola treatment center in Mangina, North Kivu province, last September.

What Will It Take To Finally End Congo's Ebola Outbreak In 2020?

11:21am January 09, 2020

by Nurith Aizenman

As the world's second-worst Ebola outbreak in history drags into a new year, experts think the solution is less about medicine, and more about security.

Microsoft said it has seen "significant cyber activity" by a hacker group with suspected ties to Iran.

Microsoft Says Iranians Tried To Hack U.S. Presidential Campaign

6:15pm October 04, 2019

by Shannon Bond

Microsoft says a hacker group with ties to Iran has targeted a U.S. campaign, in the latest sign that foreign governments may try to influence the 2020 election.

A map locating the attack that took place on June 9 in Sangha district and March 23 attack targeting two villages in Bankass district in Mali.

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U.N. Says At Least 95 People Killed In Attack On Mali Village

9:38pm June 10, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

It's the latest in a spate of deadly attacks in a region that has seen escalating tensions between ethnic groups. The U.N. says a group of armed men poured into the village Sunday evening.

Two of the victims in Sunday's attack reportedly were British tourists who had stab wounds in the chest and stomach.

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7 People Injured In Paris Knife Attack

3:59pm September 10, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

A man reportedly charged pedestrians walking along a street late Sunday. A witness told the BBC that a group of people playing pétanque chased the man but wasn't able to stop him.