Suspect In Imam's Shooting In Sweden Linked To Uzbek Soccer Club
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Suspect In Imam's Shooting In Sweden Linked To Uzbek Soccer Club by support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL's Uzbek Service)
A Swedish prosecutor says an Uzbek suspect in the 2012 assassination attempt on an outspoken emigre cleric was allowed into the European Union on the basis of a letter of support from Uzbekistan's leading soccer club ahead of the attack.
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This week, Russians have been observing the 11th anniversary of the attack by Islamic militants on a school in Russia's North Caucasus region that killed more than 330 hostages, including 186 children. The three-day siege and massacre that started on September 1, 2004 took place in Beslan, a town in the republic of North Ossetia, and is one of the bloodiest terrorist acts ever in Russia. VOA's Mike Richman reports.
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Continue reading...IS Militants Destroy 3 Ancient Tombs in Palmyraby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Syria's antiquities chief says Islamic State militants have destroyed three ancient tower tombs in the central city of Palmyra, continuing efforts to demolish a World Heritage Site. Maamoun Abdulkarim said Friday the militants destroyed the three famed tower tombs in recent days including the Tower of Elahbel that dates back to the year 103 AD. He said his information was based in part on satellite images provided by the U.S.-based Boston University. This marks one of a series of...
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