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French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier.Full story

Police arrest friend of Britain murder suspect

  Police arrested a friend of one of the murder suspects who allegedly killed a British soldier on a London street. The man was taken into custody after he told the BBC that Britain’s domestic spy agency had once tried to recruit the man filmed with blood on his hands. NBC’s Martin Fletcher reports.

UK Beach Quality Plummets

As Memorial Day weekend sees people in the United States celebrating the opening of beach season, data from a European Environment Agency (EEA) report serves as a warning of how wild weather can affect water safety. Full story

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  Another scare in Britain

A plane in flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom made an emergency landing after officials say two passengers allegedly threatened to blow up the plane. NBC’s Ann Curry reports.

  Torrential rain, flooding slams UK

In the United Kingdom, summer storms have taken a toll-- floodwaters swept a man to his death after violent rainstorms battered central and northern England. There was also severe flooding in Northern Ireland. And as ITV’s Damon Green reports, forecasters are predicting more torrential downpours.

  Standing up to terror

Chris Hayes looks at how one woman faced a terrorist, unfazed by the bloody work he had just done, in a commentary about how the vicious attack on a British soldier in London was designed to provoke extreme reactions. A hard-right groups staged violent protests, but not all reaction is that strident

  Family of murdered UK soldier speaks out

The family of the British soldier brutally killed by two attackers in Woolwich on Wednesday spoke to the media today. The last text he sent to his mam read “Goodnight mam, I hope you had a fantastic day today, because you are the most fantastic, one in a million mum that anyone could ever wish for.”

  Lone-wolf terror attacks difficult to prevent, analysts say

There have been two more arrests in the murder of a British soldier, who was stabbed and hacked to death on a London street. The uncomplicated, simple attack has altered London’s psyche. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.

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