Pentagon Denies US Drone Crash in Somalia

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The Pentagon is rejecting al-Shabab’s claim a U.S. drone crashed Monday in southwestern Somalia. Pro-al-Shabab websites said the drone carrying six missiles crashed in a rebel-held village called Shan-da’ar in the Gedo region. The militants claimed on their local radio station that they have taken the crashed drone to a safer location.  Somali security sources…

Two Moscow malls evacuated over bomb threat

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Earlier reports were coming that the Mega White Dacha mall in the Moscow region was evacuated as well MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. Two major malls in the Russian capital of Moscow are being evacuated amid a bomb scare, a police source told TASS on Saturday. “Customers and staff are being evacuated from the Afimall-City and…

Twitter Moves to Actively Seek Out Terrorist Supporters

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     WASHINGTON — Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible removal, the company announced Friday.      The announcement demonstrated efforts by Twitter to automatically identify tweets supporting terrorism, reflecting increased pressure placed by…

Blast in Cairo suburb kills at least 6

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     A bomb blast has killed at least six people and wounded 13 in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. The bomb exploded when police officers raided an apartment.      The Interior Ministry says police officers were raiding the building where a suspected hideout of the Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, was located. The…