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: Bridgewater, New Jersey (CNN) President Trump's fierce warning to North Korea was improvised in the moment, not part of a scripted statement that he prepared to deliver Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the remarks. Trump has long been bothered by North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's threats against the United States and has privately vented about a powerful United States response to the rogue nation. His statement on Tuesday, flanked by top White House aides and his new chief of staff Gen. John Kelly, mimics those private remarks, a source said. "North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States," Trump said during a meeting on opioids from his golf club in New Jersey. "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen ... he has been very threatening beyond a normal state. They will be met with fire, fury and frankly power the likes of which this world has never seen before.""The tone and strength of the message were discussed beforehand," Sanders saidTrump has long been bothered by North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's threats 
 Question:White House press secretary _ said in a statement that Kelly and members of Trump's national security team "were well aware of the tone of the statement of the President prior to delivery.

A: Sanders
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Q: (CNN) -- What role did Pakistan play in the operation against Osama bin Laden? I would be surprised if Pakistan played a significant role in the operation to apprehend and kill Osama bin Laden, based on the fact that the drone strikes that the U.S. conduct in the tribal areas are done covertly, the authorities in Pakistan are not informed until the very last minute, because of the fear of information leaks. An operation of this scale in the central urban heartland of Pakistan would mean that information would be kept on a need-to-know basis. Only a few people within the CIA would have known about this operation, it would definitely not have gone out to another country's intelligence agency, especially when there's so little trust with the ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence, the Pakistani intelligence service].Gohel: Pakistani authorities will have been kept in the dark because of a lack of trustProtests and propaganda set to follow the death of Osama bin Laden, he saysGohel: Retaliation attacks are likely, but may not happen immediately. 
 Question:U.S. interests, U.S. personnel, _ embassies and consulates will have to take extra precautions.

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U.S.
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