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Police officers walk past floral tributes placed near the scene of an attack close to the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain March 24, 2017. Reuters.

Birmingham’s Muslims Worry about Consequences of London Attack

by Rick Noack | Mar 27, 2017 | World

Birmingham, England — When alerts went off Wednesday, breaking the news of the devastating London terrorist attack, many in Birmingham hoped that the trail would not lead to their city, which is approximately 100 miles to the north of the capital. But the next...

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Police officers respond to a shooting at the Olympia Einkaufzentrum on July 22, 2016 in Munich.

Germany: Despite Strict Gun Laws, Illegal Weapons Remain Threat

by Rick Noack | Jul 25, 2016 | World

Munich-“Germany has a good system of legal gun ownership, but illegal firearms pose a big problem,” said Nils Duquet, a weapons expert in Belgium who works for the Flemish Peace Institute. According to Duquet, there are millions of illegal weapons in Europe, but he...