London: Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death on Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody.
The brutal daylight attack galvanized this city and raised fears that terrorism had returned to London. Authorities did not identify the victim by name, but French President Francois Hollande referred to him as a "soldier" at a news conference in Paris with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron. Cameron would not confirm that, but British media reported that the victim was wearing a shirt in support of troops and Britain's Ministry of Defence said it was investigating whether a UK soldier was involved.
Calling it "an appalling murder," Cameron said there were "strong indications" it was an act of terrorism, and two other officials said there were signs the attack was motivated by radical Islam.
The Cabinet's emergency committee was immediately convened and security was stepped up at army barracks across London. Cameron cut short his Paris trip to return to London and his office said he would chair another session Thursday....
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10:00 AM, Apr 15, 2013
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04:45 AM, Mar 26, 2013
The al Qaeda-linked North African warlord Abou Zeid was killed in combat with French troops in Mali in February, France said on Saturday, ending weeks of uncertainty about whether one of the group's leading commanders was dead. ...
09:00 PM, Mar 23, 2013
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12:30 PM, Feb 17, 2013
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09:40 AM, Feb 16, 2013
French President Francois Hollande on Friday urged India "to trust" his country's nuclear technology and extended France's support to the Indian nuclear power generation programme. ...
03:40 AM, Feb 16, 2013
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04:08 PM, Feb 15, 2013
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10:44 PM, Feb 14, 2013
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10:40 PM, Feb 14, 2013
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02:30 PM, Feb 14, 2013
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12:42 PM, Feb 14, 2013
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12:30 PM, Feb 14, 2013
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08:00 AM, Feb 14, 2013
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06:17 PM, Feb 11, 2013
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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on February 11 that talks with India to finalise the purchase of French Rafale war planes were looking up. ...
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