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NATO chief deflects Trump criticism

Washington / AFP NATO’s secretary general, responding to Donald Trump’s criticism of the alliance, recalled how it stood behind America after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The first and only time NATO invoked “collective defense goals” was after the suicide plane bombings against New York and Washington, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said in a speech in Washington. “Europeans stepped ...

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Transfer of Paris attacks suspect ‘will take weeks’

Brussels / AFP Extraditing Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam from Belgium to France is likely to take several weeks, as investigators question him about a shootout with police in Brussels last month, his lawyer said on Thursday. “He will be handed over to France in several weeks. He must first be heard in another case,” lawyer Sven Mary told reporters, ...

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Danish police arrest 4 alleged IS group fighters, seize weapons

Copenhagen / AFP Copenhagen police said on Thursday they had detained four people on suspicion of joining the IS group in Syria and seized weapons and ammunition in a search linked to the arrests. All four were suspected of breaking Denmark’s terrorism law while in Syria, and were arrested in the Copenhagen area, police said in a statement without giving ...

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