At least four people were killed in a gun attack on a church in Helwan, south of Cairo, reports say. Two of the victims were said to be police officers. Security forces at the Mar Mina church shot dead one gunman but it was unclear if a second gunman had Read more…
So-called Islamic State says it attacked a Shia centre in the Afghan capital, killing at least 41. A Shia cultural organisation was the target but the Afghan Voice news agency was also hit. So-called Islamic State said it was behind the attack. The interior ministry told the BBC an explosion Read more…
Most-wanted Thomas Barnouin was captured with some fellow French IS fighters. One of France’s most-wanted jihadists, Thomas Barnouin, has been captured by Kurdish YPG rebel fighters in Syria, French media report. Barnouin, 36, is believed to be linked to a French jihadist cell that included Mohamed Merah, who murdered seven Read more…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a terrorist attack occurred in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a terrorist attack occurred in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. The head of state ordered Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, to act within the law when detaining criminals, but in the event of a Read more…