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London attackers were chef, clerk and ‘suspicious’ Italian
LONDON (AP) — Details emerged Tuesday of the three London Bridge attackers: a Pakistan-born failed customer service clerk with links to one of Europe’s most prolific hate preachers, a Moroccan pastry chef whose partner said he once went swimming rather than see his daughter and an Italian man who told authorities he “wanted to be a terrorist.” READ MORE…
Power struggle seen within surging IS in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A letter drafted by a senior Islamic State militant and obtained by The Associated Press points to a growing power struggle within the group’s Afghan affiliate, pitting notoriously fierce Uzbek fighters against Pakistanis seen as too close to that country’s powerful intelligence service. READ MORE…
Pakistan freezes accounts of 5,000 suspected militants
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has frozen the accounts of 5,000 suspected militants, taking about $3 million out of their pockets, but Islamabad could still come under scrutiny at a crucial June meeting of an international watchdog that tracks terror financing. READ MORE…