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‘Tsunami of hatred’ feared for Muslims in Paris

A community leader from Paris’s working-class suburbs says he fears a “tsunami of hatred” may await Muslims and residents of poor neighbourhoods following the deadly terror attacks, AFP reports. Nadir Kahia of the Banlieue Plus community association says its members are shocked and feel a sense of solidarity “but we[…]

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Pit bull mauls elderly women, dogs in Sea Point

A dog owner faces charges under the animal by-law after his pit bull mauled two elderly women and two dogs on the Sea Point promenade on Friday morning. Ward councillor Jacques Weber told News24 the pair, believed to be in their late 70s, have been taken to the New Somerset[…]

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Taliban targets airbase near Peshawar

Pakistan’s military says two security officers and six fighters have been killed following an attack on an airbase in the north of the country. Tehreek-e-Taliban, or Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for Friday morning’s attack as gunfire was exchanged at Badaber Air Force base, on the outskirts of Peshawar. The assault[…]

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Striking workers not behind Intercape bus attack: Numsa

Striking Numsa workers are “definitely not” behind the attack on an Intercape bus which led to the deaths of two people, the union’s provincial secretary Vuyo Lufele said on Wednesday. The union had been “amicably engaging” with the company for the past three weeks and Lufele believed it was in[…]

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Petrol bomb attack on bus in Strand condemned

Acting Cape Town mayor Brett Heron has condemned the attack on an Intercape bus in Strand in which two people died. Herron appealed to residents to come forward with information. “At this stage the reason behind this callous act is still unknown,” he said in a statement. Two men were[…]

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Afghan Taliban storm jail, release prisoners

Taliban fighters stormed a mud fort being used as a prison in Afghanistan on Monday, killing police and releasing more than 400 inmates, and then attacked troops rushing to help, officials said. The latest Taliban prison raid, on the outskirts of the central city of Ghazni, comes after setbacks for[…]

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