In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Q: Islamic militants have unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks on Egyptian army checkpoints in the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 38 soldiers. The attacks came just two days after a ISIS car bomb assassinated one of the country’s top prosecutors, Hisham Barakat. Speaking at Mr Barakat's funeral, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi vowed to step up a two-year crackdown on militants. The scope and intensity of today's attack underscored the resilience and advanced planning by the militants who have for years battled Egyptian security forces in northern Sinai. Except for the attack at the officers’ club, the majority of the attacks took place in the town of Sheikh Zuweid and targeted at least six military checkpoints, officials said.Militants targeted up to 15 Egyptian army and police positionsThe co-ordinated terror attacks come after the assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor, Hisham Barakat in a deadly car bomb attackPresident Sisi has vowed to launch a fresh crackdown on Islamists 
 Question:It was later announced that Mr Barakat has since died from his wounds, leading to questions over whether the prosecutor's death will lead to a decline in the number of people being put on trial for being alleged radical _.

A: Islamic
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Q: It's been a brutal winter for many people across the East Coast of the United States with non-stop snow storms. But now forecasters are warning that Southerners could get a new cold front heading across the country which could leave a bit of everything in its wake - including snow, flooding, ice and mudslides. Temperatures will soon drop 20 degrees or more throughout the country, according to data from The National Weather Service. Scroll down for video Forecasters are warning that a new cold front is heading across the country, which could include snow, flooding, ice and mudslides. Snow falls near the entrance of Noble Park in Paducah, KentuckyThe National Weather Service said temperatures will soon drop 20 degreesWintry weather will extend 2000 miles from New Mexico to MassachusettsIce could cause power outages in Arkansas, Mississippi and TennesseeWestern Kentucky, northern Tennessee and Pennsylvania might get rain 
 Question:_ is quickly blanketing the region as the two boys throw snowballs at each other, getting some good shots in.

A: Snow
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Q: (CNN) A police officer accidentally shot and killed a retired Minnesota mother of two during a civilian police drill in Punta Gorda, Florida, that was supposed to employ only blank ammunition, police said. The officer, identified as Lee Coel, shot Mary Knowlton on Tuesday night during a "shoot/don't shoot" role-play scenario in which officers make decisions on using simulated lethal force, Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis said at a news conference. The retired librarian was playing an officer in the scenario, which was held just outside the police complex, officials said. Coel was playing the role of a "bad guy" when he opened fire as nearly three dozen people looked on.Lee Coel, officer who accidentally killed woman, joined force in 2014Police chief: Gun used in a demonstration accidentally had a live round in it 
 Question:_ was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

A:
Mary Knowlton
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