Terrorist Update
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Malaysia arrests 15 more terror suspects
Reuters Muslim-majority Malaysia had been on high alert since militants carried out an armed attack in the capital of neighboring Indonesia in January 2016. Three months later, Malaysian investigators arrested…
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China passes controversial Counterterrorism Law
Reuters and The Associated Press China’s parliament passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law in December 2015 that requires technology firms to hand over sensitive information such as encryption keys to…
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Philippine Court Outlaws Terrorist Group
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Philippine court has declared the Abu Sayyaf Group a terrorist organization in a ruling that provides the government with another legal weapon against militants who have…
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U.N. Asks Internet companies to help fight international terrorism
A U.N. panel has called for Internet and social media companies to respond to the exploitation of their services by al-Qaida and other extremist groups who use the Web to…
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Malaysia passes anti-terror law to curb Islamic militants
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Malaysia revived detention without trial when lawmakers approved an anti-terror law in April 2015 that the government said was needed to fight Islamic militants. The government said…
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