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At least seven soldiers, including a colonel, were killed and more than 10 were injured during a shootout at a military base in Tunisia on Monday
Visitors were evacuated from the Louvre, Paris, on Friday morning, after an unidentified man tried to gain access to the Louvre Shopping Center by rushing at four soldiers, who attempted to subdue the man with non-lethal force, before one of the soldiers shot the suspect in the abdomen, leaving the suspect seriously wounded. Armed police officers, police cars and ambulances surrounded the famous museum after the incident. A Louvre spokesperson has said the museum is closed for the moment. The police reported that the suspect shouted "Allah Akbar" before he was shot by a soldier on guard at the museum. French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that the incident was "clearly" an "attack of a terrorist nature."
A Palestinian assailant firing from a car mortally wounds a pedestrian and a police officer in Jerusalem before being shot dead by Israeli police. Nathan Frandino reports.
Violent clashes continued in Milwaukee on Sunday night, as protests grow following the police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. Shots were fired during the second night of protests, according to police sources, as police and protesters clashed on the streets. Hours after the incident, crowds flooded onto the streets of Wisconsin's main city to protest his killing. A police car, a gas station, a bank and numerous shops were set alight during the unrest.
US President Barack Obama called for unity following the fatal shooting of three police officers in Baton Rouge during a press conference in Washington DC on Sunday. Addressing the recent police deaths in Dallas , the president said that "five days ago I travelled to Dallas for the memorial service of the officers who were slain there. I said that, that killer would not be the last person who tries to make us turn on each other nor will today's killer. It remains up to us to make sure that they fail."
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