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Olympic terror attack thwarted by French authorities

French authorities have thwarted an Islamist terror attack planned by an 18-year-old Chechen who intended to target a football match in Saint Etienne at the forthcoming Olympics.

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Assassination attempt on Slovakian PM could be reclassified as terrorist attack

The attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico could be treated as terrorism, Slovakian prosecutor general Maroš Žilinka said on Wednesday.

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UPDATE: Death toll of Krasnogorsk massacre exceeds 140

The country’s FSB security service told President Vladimir Putin that 11 people had been detained following the shooting.