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A member of the Shi’ite Houthi movement is seen next to a machine gun while securing the entrance to a ceremony commemorating the birth of Prophet Muhammed in Sana’a on January 3, 2015. (Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)
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Security was ramped up around the Eiffel Tower in Paris as the capital was placed under the highest alert status on January 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Bertrand Guay)
France works to avert new terror attacks, hunts suspect
Paris, AP—France’s president chaired an emergency security meeting Saturday aimed at thwarting a repeat of the attacks around Paris by terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda in Yemen that scarred the nation and left 20 dead at a satirical newspaper, a kosher supermarket...Caption:
A police investigator collects evidence from wreckage at the scene of a car bomb outside a police academy in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Suicide bomber kills at least 30 at Yemen police enrollment
Sana’a, AP—A suicide bomber driving a minibus full of explosives killed at least 30 people Wednesday morning as cadets gathered to enroll at a police academy in the heart of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, security officials and witnesses said. The blast...Caption:
A soldier is seen outside a cultural center following a suicide attack in Ibb, central Yemen, on December 31, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)
Suicide bomb attack kills 33 at religious festival in central Yemen
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—A suicide bomber killed 33 people and injured around 70 in the central Yemeni province of Ibb on Wednesday, as people gathered to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, according to officials. The explosion took place at a student...Caption:
Egyptian security forces are seen at the site of bombing carried out by Ajnar Misr at the Helwan University, southern Cairo, Egypt, 20 November 2014. (EPA/Eman Helal)