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France has revealed that the third attacker in the Bataclan music hall siege was a Frenchman who visited Syria. French police have identified the man as Foued Mohamed Aggad, a 23-year-old from Strasbourg.
Edhi Foundation ambulance arrives at courtyard of hospital in Sibi, in southwestern Pakistan, after a suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded dozens. Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by militants in Balochistan demanding a bigger share of the province's wealth, as well as attacks by the Pakistan Taliban (TTP). IMAGES
A prison van believed to be carrying Aine Davis arrives at the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, as the alleged British member of the Islamic State group attends a pre-trial hearing accused of terror offences. Davis was part of a group of four known as the Beatles because of their British accents, which murdered hostages while fighting with jihadists in Syria. IMAGES
The mother of slain journalist James Foley, Diane Foley, says the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation welcomes the life sentence for El Shafee Elsheikh after the member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was sentenced to life in prison by a US court for the deaths of four American hostages in Syria. "With today's verdict we finally have a bit of justice," she says outside the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. SOUNDBITE
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a national state of disaster over the devastating floods around the east coast city of Durban. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.