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Obama says US had no ‘specific’ intelligence on Paris attacks

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US President Barack Obama said Monday the United States had no precise intelligence ahead of the Paris attacks that have been claimed by Islamic State jihadists.

"There were no specific mentions of this particular attack," Obama told a news conference following a summit of leaders of the Group of 20 top world economies in the Turkish Mediterranean resort of Antalya.

US President Barack Obama said Monday the United States had no precise intelligence ahead of the Paris attacks that have been claimed by Islamic State jihadists.

“There were no specific mentions of this particular attack,” Obama told a news conference following a summit of leaders of the Group of 20 top world economies in the Turkish Mediterranean resort of Antalya.

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