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Xinhua world news summary at 1700 GMT, Jan. 23

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Nearly 250 people arrested in operations targeting pistols illegally trafficking in Europe in 2016, the European Police Office (Europol) said in a press release Monday. (Europol-Pistols-Operation)

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TEHRAN -- Iran welcomes Russia's participation in its gas pipeline project which is planned to transfer the country's natural gas to Europe, an Iranian deputy oil minister said on Monday, according to Press TV. (Iran-Russia-Pipeline)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian police have busted a terror cell linked to Islamic State (IS), which the police suspected of using the state of Sabah to transfer new recruits to southern Philippines. (Malaysia-IS-Terror Cell)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian police have been investigating the linkage of 17 Indonesian nationals, who were deported from Turkey for planning to go to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, police disclosed here on Monday. (Indonesia-IS-Linkage)

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LUSAKA -- Two people have died in western Zambia after consuming anthrax-infected meat while the number of people affected has increased to 67, state media reported on Monday. (Zambia-Anthrax-Deaths)

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NEW DELHI -- India's anti-terror agency Monday took over the investigation of Saturday's fatal train accident in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh as death toll rose to 41. (India-Train Accident-Terror) Endi