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Estonian President Sworn in for Second Term

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has taken the oath for his second five-year term in office, after an overwhelming victory in August. Mr. Ilves was sworn in Monday before the 101-seat parliament, where 73 of the lawmakers voted for his re-election. His rival, European Party Deputy Indrek Tarand, received 25 votes, while three votes were […]

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Gunman Killed After Attack on Estonian Defense Ministry

Posted August 11th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Police in Estonia say a gunman who entered the defense ministry in the capital, Tallin, Thursday was shot and killed when police entered the building and opened fire. A police statement says no one else was injured. Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip identified the dead man as lawyer Karen Drambjan. He was born in 1954 […]

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Gunman Dies After Attack on Estonian Defense Ministry

Posted August 11th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
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A gunman who fired shots inside the Estonian Defense Ministry has died after failing to hold hostages. The unidentified gunman entered the Defense Ministry in central Tallinn Thursday, set off a smoke bomb and fired several shots. He tried to take two employees hostage, but they escaped. It is unclear whether the gunman, who was […]

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Kidnapped Estonians in Lebanon Freed

Posted July 14th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
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Lebanese officials say kidnappers have freed the seven Estonian tourists who were abducted in March. Officials say the Estonians were released in the Bekaa Valley region Thursday and were en route to Beiruit. Armed assailants abducted the seven men while they were on a cycling tour near the town of Zahle in the Bekaa Valley […]

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