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Bomb blast strikes Easter celebrants in Pakistan

Bomb blast strikes Easter celebrants in Pakistan

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Easter celebrations turned to carnage at an amusement park in Lahore, Pakistan, after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest, killing 65 and wounding over 250. Photographers like Arif Ali of AFP who captured people celebrating in churches around the city earlier in the day, later turned their lenses to a bomb blast and the resulting bloodshed. A Taliban splinter group claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted members of Pakistan’s Christian minority.
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Brussels enters third day of lockdown

Brussels enters third day of lockdown

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The Belgian capital of Brussels has entered its third day of lockdown Monday, with more than 1,000 security personnel deployed across the country. The lockdown marks three days of the highest terror alert and unprecedented measures that have closed down the city’s subways, schools and main stores, as the city tries to avoid attacks similar to the ones that caused devastating carnage in Paris.

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Mourning Tunisia massacre dead, Confederate flags fly, Zombiewalk in Warsaw | June 27

Mourning Tunisia massacre dead, Confederate flags fly, Zombiewalk in Warsaw | June 27

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After 40 people were killed at a resort in Tunisia, people gather to mourn the dead, Confederate flag supporters drape themselves in the “Stars and Bars,” and Warsaw streets are living with the undead — and more — in the day in photos from around the world.

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Officials: 3 hostage-takers dead after France standoffs

Officials: 3 hostage-takers dead after France standoffs

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French police stormed a printing plant north of Paris on Friday, freeing a hostage and killing two brothers linked to al-Qaida who were suspected of slaying 12 people at a Paris newspaper two days ago.

A security official says the brothers came out firing, prompting the assault by police. The official was not authorized to speak about the sensitive operations and spoke on condition of anonymity.

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