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Sorin Adam Matei

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Shooting, explosion next to Carillon bar, restaurant in Paris kills scores of individuals

Paris, France was hit by one of the most horrendous terrorist incidents of the post-2001 era. An ISIS inspired killing squad raked with machine gun fire and maimed and killed with suicide vest explosions several restaurants and a concert venue on November…

Terrorist shootout and attack in Paris, France killings result in at least 18 victims. Location, video, photo, map, kmz

View image | gettyimages.com Reuters reports that at least 18 people were killed in shootouts and explosions near a soccer stadium in Paris. This is a developing story. Please return for updated information.  

French Police Kill Brothers Kouachi, Charlie Hebdo Attackers, Ending Hostage Situation

View image | gettyimages.com At approximately 17:15, January 9, the police assaulted the Dammartin-en-Goële printing shop where the two brothers were holed up. They were both killed and their hostage freed according to AP. At the same time, the police assaulted a…

Where is Dammartin en Goelle, where the Charlie Hebdo attackers, Said and Sherif Kouachi hold one hostage in a printing press (Google Street and Photo)

The two brothers allegedly responsible for the killing of 12 people in a deadly attack against the editorial team of the satyric magazine Charlie Hebdo are holed down and surrounded in a printing plant in Dammartin en Goelle, 25 miles north east…

Where in the World is Les Chandelles (Candles), the swinger club allegedly frequented by Dominique Strauss Kahn (DSK, Map, Street View, Pics)

The book “DSK: Les Secrets d’un presidentiable” (Secrets of a presidential contender) affirms that Dominique Strauss Kahn, the recently resigned IMF head arrested for sexual assault at Sofitel Hotel in New York, was a customer of the Paris swinger (wife swapping) club…