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Saturday 25 March 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# attacks

All time
AS IT HAPPENED
Paris on high alert after slaughter of 129 people by 'three teams of terrorists'
One Irish person was injured in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II.
# beirut
Islamic State bombs also killed 44 people in Lebanon this week
Over 230 people were injured
# Punishment
Indonesia to begin chemically castrating convicted paedophiles
It would be carried out by injecting paedophiles with female hormones.
# Syria
Russia warned 'indiscriminate bombing' of non-Isis targets will fuel extremism
Russia said its air strikes hit Isis targets outside of Isis-controlled territory.
# southern china
Six people dead in more than a dozen letter bomb attacks
The attacks took place across southern China.
# electrical barriers
After a string of 'unprecedented' attacks, Australia is getting tough with sharks
There have been 13 attacks in New South Wales so far this year, compared to three in 2014.
# Headford Road
Teenager stabbed and two robbed in early-morning Galway attacks
A man has been arrested in connection with the incidents.
# Dublin
Two hospitalised after one man stabbed and another attacked with metal piping
The separate incident saw both men suffered non-life threatening injuries.
# danger
Publicans warn that increased violence in pubs could lead to a death
The head of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland has said an increase in attacks has happened in recent years.
# Anniversary
The British government still has unreleased files on Ireland's worst terrorist attack
34 people lost their lives in the coordinated attack 41 years ago.
# Bomb Threat
Gerry Adams: 'It's a wee while since the PSNI arrived at my house with sniffer dogs'
Two cars belonging to Sinn Féin councillors were also burnt out.
# Merchants Quay
Dublin homeless centre closes after attacks on staff
Merchants Quay has temporarily suspended its day services, and will reopen shortly.
# galipoli
One hundred years ago - 3,000 Irish lives were lost in Turkey
An Post has issued two limited edition stamps to commemorate those killed in the Gallipoli Landings.
# South Africa
'All of a sudden they hate foreigners, and we get two choices - go home or be killed'
Immigrants in South Africa have shared their stories.
# Rainbow Nation
South Africa in crisis after attacks kill six immigrants
In the latest violence, mobs attacked shops owned by foreign nationals in a poor area of Johannesburg.
# TechKnowHow
Explainer: What exactly is hacking anyway?
Clue: it’s not what’s happening in the picture.
# Tikrit
Saddam Hussein's tomb destroyed amid fighting... but his body might not be there
The tomb was levelled during heaving fighting for Tikrit.
# Terror
Shoppers return to the scene of Paris supermarket attack
The interior minister gave the shop two bottles of wine to celebrate its reopening.
# Spain
Arrests on charges of recruiting women into Islamic State group
These happened in the cities of Girona, Barcelona and Mellila.
# courage
He saved lives during the Paris attacks - now he's been granted citizenship
Lassana Bathily, from Mali, told people to go into the freezer during the attack on the kosher supermarket.
# anti-terror
Troops are being deployed on the streets of Belgium
The move follows anti-terror raids earlier this week.
# Not a game
Teenager arrested for Xbox and Playstation Christmas attacks
The 18-year-old was detained as part of a joint effort between police in Britain and the United States.
# je suis charlie
Waterford Whispers receives praise from The Washington Post
Waterford Whispers News was today featured in The Washington Post.
# not available
Irish readers WILL NOT be able to buy Charlie Hebdo in Eason's this week
People in Ireland looking for the magazine will have to order it or look to smaller outlets.
# je suis charlie
Want to head to a French 'unity' event today? Here's what's happening near you
The French Embassy has received thousands of messages of support in the wake of this week’s terror attacks.
# terror attacks
Profile: Hayat Boumeddiene, France's most-wanted woman
The 26-year-old partner of the man who staged the deadly attack at a kosher supermarket yesterday is still at large.
# Boko Haram
"I saw them kill my father, they slaughtered him like a ram"
Boko Haram killed as many as 2,000 in their latest attacks.
# malakoff
Paris shooting that left one police officer dead declared terrorist act
A number of mosques have also been attacked today.
# Holidays
Anti-social behaviour on Dublin's streets 'isn't putting tourists off'
Minister Paschal Donohoe said that Ireland is “a very safe destination” for tourists.
# PSNI
Police aim to stamp out Christmas terror threat
This comes after a number of incidents during the same period last year.
# reaching out
Increases in domestic violence against men
A new report from domestic abuse service ‘Amen’ has shown an increase in reported incidents.
# black spring
Chaos breaks out in Burkina Faso as president attempts to stay in power
The country’s parliament has been set on fire in this most recent surge of violence.
# rising tensions
North Korea warns of 'unpredictable retaliatory strikes' against South
The two sides exchanged fire yesterday.
# prevention
Majority of women who experience sexual assault know their attacker
New research published today also identifies age and alcohol consumption as factors in assaults.
# barks worse than their bite
Do we need to change the law on dangerous dogs?
An online petition calling for a change in legislation has received over 10,000 supporters online.
# Air Strikes
Al-Nusra terror group warns of attacks on nations involved in Syrian air strikes
The group, linked to Al-Qaeda, has declared the air strikes “a war against Islam”.
# Iraq
France is the first nation to join the US in attacking Islamic State...
… but refused to support the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
# Knifepoint
Taxi-drivers call for grants to 'carjack-proof' their vehicles
The National Private Hire and Taxi Association have spoken out after yesterday’s attack on a Dublin taxi driver.
# levelled
Five Palestinians from the same family killed by Israeli warplane attacks
Israel has vowed no let-up until it can guarantee the safety of its civilians.
# Hamas
Violence continues in Gaza with 30 air strikes, killing five Palestinians
The Palestinian interior ministry said Israeli jets destroyed three mosques, at least two of which were considered close to Hamas.