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Mali junta offers $3.5M reward for Sahel al-Qaeda leader
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Australia the 'perfect' target for new Islamist terror network
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UK associate of gangster John 'Goldfinger' Palmer cleared of £60 million Tenerife timeshare scam
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Son of 1993 WTC bombing victim calls NJ Democrat primary winner 'disappointing' over terror ties
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