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# Terror Alert

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# manchester victoria
Manchester stabbings: Police say it is likely attacker acted alone
Three people were stabbed at the city’s main railway station.
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Jan 2nd 2019, 5:55 PM
# London
Oxford Circus alert: Two men suspected of punch-up that sparked panic are released
The area was put on lockdown and 16 people were injured while fleeing.
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Nov 26th 2017, 6:10 PM
# France
At least one killed after masked attacker bursts into monks' retirement home
About 70 monks live in the Montpellier home.
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Nov 24th 2016, 11:18 PM
# Terror Alert
'Starbucks attack risk' warning for US tourists in Turkish city
The US has warned of the risk of a terror attack in the southern city of Gaziantep.
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Sep 22nd 2016, 11:04 AM
# Gas Canisters
Two arrested after potential car bomb found near Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
No detonators were found, police said.
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Sep 7th 2016, 5:40 PM
# Terror Alert
Gardaí say they'd 'run around like headless chickens' in the event of a terrorist attack
Sergeants and inspectors passed a motion calling on a review of the force’s capabilities and for more information to be given to them about threats.
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Apr 13th 2016, 10:00 PM
# Terror Alert
Flights cancelled as Europe freezes transport links with Brussels
Airlines across Europe, including Aer Lingus and Ryanair, have cancelled flights.
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Mar 22nd 2016, 1:48 PM
# disarming people
Norwegian police are losing their guns as there are "no grounds" for remaining armed
The Scandinavian country’s police force had been fully armed, due to a heightened terror threat, since 2014,
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Feb 1st 2016, 5:44 PM
# Terror Alert
German police lift terror attack alert in Munich
German officials were tipped off about the alleged plan, and evacuated Munich’s main rail station.
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Jan 1st 2016, 12:33 PM
# Terror Alert
'Fake bomb' causes Paris-bound Air France jet to make emergency landing
The flight from Mauritius was forced to land in Kenya.
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Dec 20th 2015, 7:42 PM
# Alert
Armed hostage situation in northern French town
The incident is ongoing in the town of Roubaix.
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Nov 24th 2015, 7:35 PM
# Terror Alert
Brussels to stay on lockdown for a week as PM says attack threat still "imminent"
The US State Department said information suggests attacks are planned in multiple regions.
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Nov 24th 2015, 7:59 AM
# Solidarity
Ireland offers support as UN unanimously approves 'all necessary measures' against IS
A man suspected of scouting targets for Islamic State before last week’s terror attacks in Paris has been arrested in Turkey this morning.
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Nov 21st 2015, 9:07 AM
# Keep calm and carry on
Terrorist attack warning goes viral, London police say 'It's a complete hoax'
The fake alert comes after the UK’s terror threat level was raised to “severe”
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Sep 1st 2014, 10:40 AM
# War on Terror
UK increases terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe"
There is no evidence however to suggest that an attack is imminent.
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Aug 29th 2014, 10:44 PM
# Terror Alert
US evacuates staff from Pakistan over "specific threats"
All non-emergency staff have been ordered out of the US embassy in Lahore because of the threat.
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Aug 9th 2013, 8:11 AM
# Terror Alert
Parcel bomb was 'minutes from exploding' - French minister
Brice Hortefeux has told French television that one of the parcel bombs was just 17 minutes from exploding.
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Nov 4th 2010, 4:20 PM
# Terror Alert
Seized parcels in September could have been 'dry run'
Suspicious packages recovered in September may have been test runs for last week’s intercepted bombs.
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Nov 2nd 2010, 11:05 AM
# Terror Alert
Obama confirms 'explosive material' found on US-bound planes
US President says country will “spare no effort” in investigating source of suspect packages.
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Oct 29th 2010, 9:55 PM
# Terror Alert
'Suspect packages' found on plane and cargo facility
Suspicious devices were en route from Yemen to the US, sparking fears of terror dry run.
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Oct 29th 2010, 5:57 PM
# Terror Alert
Vague terror alert frustrates US travelers
American citizens are perplexed about a terror alert issued for… the entire European continent.
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Oct 4th 2010, 1:30 PM