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A Kenyan court on Tuesday ordered the police to detain 17 suspected Al-Shabaab operatives linked to the Garissa University massacre in which 148 innocent people were killed last week.
Six of the suspects, Mohamed Adan Surow, Osman Abdi Dakane, Rashid Charles Mberesero aka Rehani Dida, Mohamed Abdi Abikar, Hassan Aden Hassan and Sahal Diriye Hussein, were however not charged, as police said they have not completed investigations. (Kenya-Court)
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WASHINGTON -- The United States and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday joined hands in slapping sanctions on a Pakistani charity accused of providing support for terrorist groups.
Al-Furqan Foundation Welfare Trust was targeted for offering funding and other support to terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda, the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said in a statement. (US-Saudi Arabia-Terrorism)
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TUNIS -- Three Tunisian soldiers were killed and three more injured in an ambush set by terrorists in Kasserine near the Algerian borders, state news agency TAP reported.
An army patrol was targeted by a group of terrorists, 10 kilometers away from the Sebitla barracks, in the Kasserine region, TAP said, citing sources from the Ministry of Defense. (Tunisia-Attack)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Rand Paul on Tuesday officially threw his hat in the ring for the race to become the next U.S. president.
"I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government," he said on his campaign website. (US-Rand Paul-2016 Election) Endi