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ISIS executes two hostages, France braces for bio war
The Islamic State group said it had killed two hostages, one Chinese and a Norwegian, as French and Russian air strikes on its Syrian stronghold reportedly left 33 fighters dead.
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The jihadists’ English-language Dabiq magazine featured graphic photos of two bodies that appeared to be Chinese hostage Fan Jinghui and Norwegian Ole-Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad. A stamp-like caption overlaid on the full-page photo read: “Executed after being abandoned by the kafir (disbeliever) nations and organisations.”
It was unclear when, where, or how they were killed, but their heads were bloodied by apparent gunshot wounds. Their deaths come days after 129 people were killed in Paris in the worst ever militant attacks on French soil, and as Moscow launched fresh air raids against IS in Syria after confirming a “terrorist attack” brought down a Russian passenger jet in Egypt last month.
French PM warns of risk of chemical, biological attack
Meanwhile, France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned today of the danger of an attack in France using “chemical or biological weapons”, in a speech to lawmakers debating the extension of a state of emergency. “We must not rule anything out,” Valls said. “There is also the risk from chemical or biological weapons,” he added. As the investigation spreads across Europe into the attacks claimed by the Islamic State group, Valls also called on the European Union (EU) to urgently adopt measures to share airline passenger information.
Plane to Egypt lands in Bulgaria after bomb threat
On Thursday, a plane taking 161 tourists from Poland to Egypt landed in Bulgaria after a passenger said there was a bomb on board, Bulgarian and Polish officials said. Elsewhere in Belgium,police launched six raids in the Brussels region linked to Paris suicide bomber Bilal Hadfi, identified as one of three attackers at the football stadium.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel says he wants to amend the constitution to extend the length of time terror suspects can be held by police without charge.
WHAT HAPPENED
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 : Between 9.20 and 9.53 pm three bombs go off as three teams of suicide bombers carry out attack in cafes, concert hall and near a football ground. 129 people are dead and hundreds more hurt
SATURDAY : ISIS takes responsibility for the attack
SUNDAY: France launches air strikes against ISIS in Raqqa, Syria where the jihadi group is positioned strongly
MONDAY: Abdelhamid Abaaoud is named as mastermind
TUESDAY: French attack on ISIS continues, Russia too attacks ISIS, after the jihadists say they placed a bomb on the Russian flight, killing all 224 people on board
WEDNESDAY: In a 7-hour operation French police raid two suspects are killed
THURSDAY : ISIS ‘executes’ Chinese, Norwegian hostages. French Prime Minister warns of a possible chemical attack by ISIS
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