Libyan plane hijackers surrender and release all captives unharmed

Libyan plane hijackers surrender and release all captives unharmed

Two men have been arrested after a Libyan passenger jet was hijacked on 23 December. The two men threated to blow up the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 with a grenade unless they were granted asylum in Malta, according to reports. The hijackers were members of a party loyal to late dictator Muammar Ghaddafi, according to Lbyan media, and were seen waving a green Ghaddafi-era Libyan flag. Dec 23, 2016
Video shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect pledging allegiance to Isis

Video shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect pledging allegiance to Isis

The clip, released by Islamic State (Isis) through agency al-Amaq, purportedly shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect Anis Amri pledging allegiance to the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Amri was killed by Italian police on 23 December in Milan. He is suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin on 19 December, killing 12 people. Dec 23, 2016