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Now playing Next United Kingdom UK to consider banning far-right neo-Nazi group The UK government will be called upon to make a landmark decision which would ban and label a British neo-Nazi group a terrorist organisation 12/12/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt: Coptic Cathedral blast victims are laid to rest Grieving families attended a funeral service on Monday for 24 people, mostly women and children, killed in the bombing of Cairo’s main Coptic cathedral complex. 12/12/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Hundreds march in unity against Saturday's twin bombings in Istanbul The victims of Saturday's twin bombings in Istanbul are remembered by hundreds who marched to the football stadium where the attacks took place 12/12/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Cairo attack: 25 dead, dozens wounded in Coptic cathedral bombing A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral has killed at least 25 people and wounded nearly 50 others. 11/12/2016
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Now playing Next Turkey Dozens killed in explosions near Istanbul football stadium Dozens of people have been killed and more than 160 wounded in two explosions near a football stadium in Istanbul, according to Turkey’s interior minister. 11/12/2016