Gunman Chronicles

Melbourne Siege A ‘terrorist Incident’

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Australian police are treating as a “terrorist incident” a Melbourne siege in which a gunman was killed. Officers went to an address in a suburb of the city on Monday after reports of an explosion and found one man already dead in a stairwell. Another man, now identified as Yacqub Khayre, was holding a woman … Read more

Dozens Flee Islamist Gunmen In War-Torn Philippine City

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Dozens of people ran to freedom through a terrifying gauntlet of military air strikes and Islamist gunmen Saturday, nearly two weeks after being trapped in a deadly battle for a Philippine city. The group of 38 said they ran from their hiding place in a part of Marawi city controlled by self-styled Islamic State group … Read more