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Venezuelan troops storm prison days after bloody riot; 2 killed, at least 18 wounded

Venezuelan troops storm prison days after bloody riot; 2 killed, at least 18 wounded
GUATIRE, Venezuela — Thousands of National Guard troops stormed a Venezuelan prison Friday seeking to disarm inmates days after a bloody riot, setting off gunfights with resisting inmates that left at least two soldiers dead and 18 wounded. Bursts of gunfire erupted inside the El Rodeo I prison while hundreds of inmates’ relatives wept desperately outside, some of them shouting, “Help them …
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Bahrain to lift ban on opposition party
The government will lift a ban on Bahrain’s second largest opposition party, the group said on Saturday, ahead of a national dialogue to ease the Gulf island kingdom’s political crisis.
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Posted on June 18, 2011 by , Reply

Bank robbed; two security guards wounded

General Jones Leaves National Security Team, Donilon Steps In
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The President’s National Security Advisor, General James L. Jones, announced his departure from the White House’s Rose Garden Friday.

Bank robbed; two security guards wounded
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) — A Philippine government-run bank lost half a million pesos (11,261 U.S. dollars) to unidentified suspects and two security guards were wounded in a robbery incident in southern Philippines Monday morning, police said. Philippine National Police Spokesman Senior Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. said that the five armed suspects robbed the employees of the …
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FBI involved in hundreds of violations in national-security investigations
The FBI disclosed to a presidential board that it was involved in nearly 800 violations of laws, regulations or policies governing national-security investigations from 2001 to 2008, but the government won’t provide details or say whether anyone was disciplined, according to a report by a privacy-watchdog group.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by , Reply