Military bases is Somalia hit by car bombers
An American Air Force base in Somalia was attacked by a car bomber and gunman from the Shabab militant group last Monday. According to The New York Times, the Shabab claimed responsibility for this attack. They claimed that their militia “stormed the military complex, engaging the crusaders in an intense firefight.” Reports stated that gunfire was heard after the initial explosion. Later on the same day, another bombing took place in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, at the base of an Italian peacekeeping group.
Four dead after knife attack in Paris
Last Thursday, four police officers were killed in the Paris Police Headquarters after an unidentified employee attacked them with a knife. According to The New York Times, the attacker was a 45-year-old man that worked in the Paris Police’s intelligence division. While going to his office, the attacker killed three men and one woman. The attacker was shot and killed at the scene.
Egyptian government tracking and targeting citizens
A series of cyber attacks targeting lawyers, academics, journalists, dissenting politicians and human rights advocates in Egypt have been traced back to the Egyptian government. According to The New York Times, “The cyber attack began in 2016, according to the Check Point report. The number of victims is unknown, but Check Point identified 33 people, mostly well-known civil society and opposition figures, who had been targeted in one part of the operation.” Some of those targeted were arrested in what was called “a roundup of prominent opposition figures” by The New York Times.
Sourced: S. Valkova
