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Banks & Banking
Le Havre hostage-taker consumed by plight of Palestinians, say police
(Reuters) The armed man who seized six hostages in a French bank on Thursday spoke to negotiators of hardships facing Palestinians and called himself a mujahid but made no reference to Islamist groups, a police source involved in the operation said. The […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Budget cuts ‘affected police response’
(BBC) The loss of 2,000 officers to government budget cuts impacted the police response to the Manchester Arena attack, an ex-chief constable has said. Ian Hopkins told the Manchester Arena inquiry that Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had to save £200m in the […]
Immigration
An Afghan man accused of planning an Election Day attack in the US pleads guilty
(AP) An Afghan man in Oklahoma accused of planning an Election Day attack in the U.S. on behalf of the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism-related charges in federal court. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, pleaded guilty to two offenses: conspiring […]