Egypt’s Armed Forces foiled terrorist attacks in Northern Sinai after two bombings occured in Al-Arish

Egypt's Armed Forces in Sinai
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Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Mohamed Samir has announced on Wednesday, 17 June, that the Armed Forces have foiled a terrorist attack in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula and carried out special security operation against the militants planning the major terrorist attack.

Security operation of Egypt’s military was carried out in the neighborhood of the Northern Sinai city of Al-Arish and has reportedly left seven militants dead. It was also reported that the terrorists were attempting to transfer the weapons to the village near the city of Sheikh Zuweid in order to carry out an attack against Egypt’s security forces.

Pakistan: Taliban school attack left at least dozens people dead

Children rescued in a Peshawar school
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Pakistani Taliban militants have attacked a military run school in Peshawar on Tuesday, 16 December, taking more than 500 people hostages and leaving dozens dead. This attack appeared to be the bloodiest and the most violent in recent times, though Pakistan suffered from long years of violence and insurgency of the radical Taliban group.

Taliban militants have broken into the school which is located next to the military base and is run by the Pakistani military. Most of the students of this school are children of military personnel. The gunmen went off the bomb when they broke into the school, took more than 500 people hostages and opened fire attempting to kill as much people as possible, according to the reports of the journalists, accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors. It looked as if the militants’ intentions were not even to take hostages but to kill them. Taliban gunmen reportedly targeted mostly elder students. Several explosions were also reported to be heard.

Ukraine: clashes erupted in front of the Parliament building during the Rada historical session

Clashes in front of the Parliament building
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Ukrainian Parliament, Verkhovna Rada, has gathered on Tuesday, 14 October, for its last session before the upcoming early parliamentary elections to be held on 26 October. This session was considered being a historical one as Ukrainian MPs were expected to vote for seven important draft laws and initiatives aimed at reforming Ukrainian political and economic system. The Rada session was attended by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who represented also several draft laws and initiatives as well.