In separate attacks in the region this week, militants burned down several schools for girls.

这个星期在该地区发生的其它袭击事件中，激进分子烧毁了几所女子学校。

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The Russian capital has been repeatedly rocked by attacks over the last years blamed on militants from its Northern Caucasus region.

近几年内，北部高加索地区的激进分子频频在俄罗斯首都发动袭击。

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The men said they were Indian, but the attacks appeared to ratchet up tensions in an already volatile region.

男子说他们是印度人，但是此次袭击使到本已敏感多变的地区更加剑拔弩张。

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Burns,at a brief news conference before leaving India, was asked about the increased attacks in the region and the threats against India.

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Authorities are trying to determine if the men are linked to recent attacks in the region, although no charges have yet been filed.

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Militants in the region have been blamed for near-daily attacks in the area as well as suicide bombings in the Moscow subway last March.

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The AU also condemned recent attacks in the north by Tuareg rebel groups and declared "null and void" any of their statements or demands, adding them and all those involved in attacks in the region to the sanctions imposed.

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The AU also condemned recent attacks in the north by Tuarag rebel groups and declared "null and void" any of their statements or demands, adding them and all those involved in attacks in the region to the sanctions imposed.

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Risk premiums for kidnap for ransom insurance or terrorism insurance will be reviewed across the north Africa region in light of the attacks, says Mr Robson.

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