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Somalia: President Sharif Survives Assassination Attempt

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[Garowe Online] Afgoye, Somalia - A convoy carrying Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was ambushed by Al Shabaab militants around 30 kms from Mogadishu, Garowe Online reports.

Too Much Power for a President

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The Obama administration should not have the power to choose targets for assassination, including Americans, without any oversight.

Assassination campaign linked to Iran

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American and Middle Eastern officials are saying an entire string assassination plots against diplomats from several different countries, including the U.S., have all been linked back to Iran.

U.S. officials among murder plot targets

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WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- Investigators in four countries have collected evidence in recent weeks tying several assassination attempts to Iran or Iran-backed groups, U.S. officials said.

Czechs mark 70th anniversary of Heydrich assassination

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A series of events held in Prague and elsewhere over the weekend marked the 70th anniversary of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, a top ranking Nazi official and the ruler of the occupied Czech lands. While dozens of people came to see a reconstruction of the assassination, a mock concentration camp was erected in central Prague in the memory of the victims of Nazi retaliation.

New evidence of Iran assassination plots: report

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Investigators working in four countries have amassed new evidence linking attempts to assassinate officials and businessmen to either Iran-backed Hezbollah or Iran-based operatives, The Washington Post reported Monday.

U.S. officials among the targets of Iran-linked assassination plots

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U.S. and Middle Eastern officials now see the attempts as part of a broader campaign by Iranian-linked operatives to kill foreign diplomats in at least seven countries over a span of 13 months.

Castro and the JFK assassination

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Once again, a connection between Fidel Castro and President John F. Kennedy’s assassination is on the table.

Opposition groups report clashes in Syrian capital; top officials deny assassination claims

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BEIRUT - A restive district of the Syrian capital that has been a hotbed of dissent against President Bashar Assad was rocked by fighting overnight between government forces and army defectors, opposition groups said Sunday.

Reports of assassination plots must be taken seriously, Berri says

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Speaker Nabih Berri said media reports of extremist groups plotting to assassinate senior politicians in the country should be taken seriously and require vigilance.