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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Finland, Myanmar:

Gang leader shot in 'shootout' with cops A gang leader sustained bullet injuries during a 'shootout' between his cohorts and law enforcers in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district early yesterday. [1]

MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR—Southeast Asian countries fighting Islamic State’s influence in the region lauded the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but said security forces were preparing for a long battle to thwart the jihadist group’s ideology. [2]

MANILA – The Philippine military said on Thursday it has arrested a Muslim cleric who knew in advance about a bomb that killed 11 people on Basilan Island in an attack earlier this week that raised fears of Islamic State involvement. [4]

Tensions in France between Muslims offended by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and President Emmanuel Macron's government, which defends freedom of expression, have spilled over into Indonesia, one of Asia's large Muslim populations. [5]

By HARN LAY / THE IRRAWADDY Tuesday, September 13, 2011 [6]

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[1] MM thedailystar.net · 85% match

Gang leader shot in 'shootout' with cops

Gang leader shot in 'shootout' with cops A gang leader sustained bullet injuries during a 'shootout' between his cohorts and law enforcers in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district early yesterday.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-10-29 · 35% match

After Baghdadi Death, Southeast Asia Braces for Retaliatory Attacks by ISIS

MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR—Southeast Asian countries fighting Islamic State’s influence in the region lauded the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but said security forces were preparing for a long battle to thwart the jihadist group’s ideology.

[3] FI yle.fi · 2011-08-05 · 34% match

News

”We have people in political and civil circles who have attacked free speech for years and this has just given them a new stick," Halla-aho told AFP.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-08-03 · 34% match

Philippines Nabs Cleric Over Bomb Claimed by Islamic State

MANILA – The Philippine military said on Thursday it has arrested a Muslim cleric who knew in advance about a bomb that killed 11 people on Basilan Island in an attack earlier this week that raised fears of Islamic State involvement.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-11-07 · 33% match

Islam in Asia latest: Long-delayed Greece mosque opens for prayers

Tensions in France between Muslims offended by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and President Emmanuel Macron's government, which defends freedom of expression, have spilled over into Indonesia, one of Asia's large Muslim populations.

[6] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 37% match

Damming dissent

By HARN LAY / THE IRRAWADDY Tuesday, September 13, 2011

[7] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 36% match

Honoring the Conqueror

[8] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 36% match

Unknown

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 36% match

East Asia Reacts To Terrorist Attack

[10] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 36% match

Bombs in Violence-wracked Southern Thailand

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