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Philippine police: Gunmen kill 9 people who occupied farm

BACOLOD, 21 Oct 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Gunmen killed nine members of a farmers’ group who occupied part of a privately owned sugarcane plantation in a central Philippine province, police said Sunday. The victims were resting in a hut Saturday night when about 10 gunmen opened fire, police said. At least four farmers survived the attack at the plantation in Sagay city in Negros Occidental province, which has a history of bloody land feuds. “There are groups fighting over that land,” Sagay police Chief Inspector Roberto Mansueto said. At least two of the victims may have fired back at the attackers because spent pistol and shotgun casings were found in the area, Mansueto said. “Witnesses say they heard only a few initial shots. Apparently the victims were just being threatened,” Mansueto told reporters.

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Military kills 9 bandits in northwestern Nigeria

LAGOS, 05 Feb 2019 [Fik/News Sources]:  The Nigerian soldiers killed nine armed bandits in the northwest of the country, an army official said on Tuesday. As part of operations ramped up to rid the area of attacks on civilians, the military also arrested five armed bandits in the northwestern Zamfara state. “Troops of Operation Sharan Daji have neutralized nine suspected bandits, apprehended five others and burned down their camp,” army spokesman Clement Abiade said in a statement. He also said troops also freed two persons who were kidnapped and held hostage in the bandits’ camp. Military is conducting clearance operations in forests across Zamfara and Katsina states where the armed bandits have bases, the spokesman added. Abiade also said six people were arrested in a separate operation for

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Germany’s Muslims call for tougher security at mosques

BERLIN, 20 Mar 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: Germany’s Muslim community called on authorities on Tuesday to step up security around mosques in the country after recent terror attacks in New Zealand.  Aiman Mazyek, chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, told a news conference in Berlin that visible police presence around mosques would help deter potential attacks by extremists. "This would also have a symbolic meaning," he said, adding that the Muslim community would feel that "the state and society take responsibility for their security." Germany has witnessed growing racism and Islamophobia in recent years fueled by far-right parties, which have exploited fears over the refugee crisis and terrorism. Police recorded 578 hate crimes against Muslims between January and September last

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