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Toulouse Siege Ends: Suspect Found Dead After Jump

Mohammed Merah, suspected in the killings of seven people in recent days, was found dead Thursday morning after jumping from a window of his Toulouse apartment building, France's interior minister said.
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Mohammed Merah: 10 Interesting Facts About The French Shooting Suspect

Mohammed Merah has been named the suspect in the recent killing of a rabbi and three children at a Jewish school and three French paratroopers. At the moment, French police are in a tense standoff with him. As authorities attempt to negotiate his surrender, facts about the murder suspect are beginning to emerge.
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The latest attack follows a string of similar bombings across the country, raising fears the Taliban is ramping up attacks on coalition forces ahead of the annual summer fighting season.

Soldier Accused In Afghan Massacre To Meet Lawyer

With formal charges against his client likely within days, the lawyer for an Army sergeant suspected in the slaughter of 16 Afghan villagers was flying to Kansas Sunday and getting ready to meet the soldier for the first time.
U.S. Soldier involved in the Afghan Massacre has been Identified

US Names Afghan Massacre Suspect

The US soldier who gunned down 16 Afghan villagers including women and children on Sunday was identified as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales.
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Karzai Hints At US Cover-Up In Soldier Rampage Investigation

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has attacked the United States for failing to fully cooperate with an investigation into the murder of 16 Afghan civilians, adding that he does not believe American claims the killings were the work of only one soldier.
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Turkish Helicopter Crashes into House in Kabul, Kills 16

A helicopter carrying Turkish soldiers crashed into a house on the outskirts of Kabul, killing 16 people on Friday, according to a senior Afghan police official quoted by Reuters.Twelve Turkish soldiers on board of the helicopter and two women and two children who were on the ground were killed in the accident.
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Pakistan: Hostages Say They Escaped The Taliban

Olivier David Och, 31, and Daniela Widmer, 29 -- who appeared at a military check point in North Waziristan on Thursday -- told Pakistani officials that they escaped their Taliban captors.

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