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The Dogan news agency says the bus, which was reportedly transporting military personnel, was hit by the blast in the central city of Kayseri.
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A 12-year-old boy tried to detonate a bomb at a Christmas market in the western town of Ludwigshafen, German prosecutors have said.
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Two ISIL suspects arrested in Spain
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British travellers could have to pay five euros to enter EU
Britons could have to pay a five-euro fee to enter EU countries in the future, under a new Brussels plan to fight terrorism.
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German police have mounted nationwide raids on Salafist militants TWR 'True Religion' as organisation is banned.