Tag: Suicide Bombing

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Death toll in Kabul blasts rises to 25

Kabul: The death toll in a double suicide bombing, claimed by the Islamic State terror group, at a wrestling club in the Afghan capital has risen to 25, a police spokesman said on Thursday. The first explosion occurred at 5.55 p.m. on Wednesday after a terrorist shot dead a security guard and detonated his explosive […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Nine journalists among 41 killed in Afghanistan suicide bombings

Kabul/Kandahar: At least 30 people, including nine journalists, were killed as two suicide bombers blew themselves up in quick succession in the Afghan capital on Monday. Hours later, another suicide bomber struck in Kandahar province killing 11 madrassa students. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the Kabul bombings where French news agency AFP’s […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
20 killed in Kabul suicide bombing

Kabul: At least 20 persons have been killed and 30 others injured here in a suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State terror group, an official said. The attack happened on Thursday night in Banaee area of Kabul where a group of police officers were handling a protest, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. A […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Suspected suicide bombing bid at Manhattan bus terminal

New York: At least one person was injured in an explosion, said to be a suicide bombing, early on Monday at a bus terminal near the iconic Times Square in Manhattan, police said. One suspect has been taken into custody. The explosion took place at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and police sources said it […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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IS claims responsibility for Iraq blast that killed 8

Baghdad: The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Baghdad market the previous day that killed 8 people. The extremist group released a statement early on Friday saying the bomber detonated his explosives vest at the Jamila marketplace in Baghdad’s sprawling Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City on Thursday evening. Fifteen […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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5 killed in Kabul suicide bombing

Kabul: At least five people were killed and seven injured on Friday when a car bomb targeting a convoy of foreign troops exploded in Kabul, Afghan officials said. Kabul Police spokesperson Firdaws Faramarz said a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at 8.40 a.m. when the convoy was passing through the city’s Yakatoot area, reports […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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4 get life term in 2005 Ayodhya terror attack

Prayagraj: A special court in Prayagraj on Tuesday convicted four accused in the conspiracy behind the 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case that had caused death of two civilians, and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The fifth accused, Mohammad Aziz, was acquitted in the verdict which took 14 years to come by. All the accused are […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
Mediation in Ayodhya dispute never got going

New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed mediation committee on the Ayodhya dispute, consisting of eminent persons reckoned as stalwarts in facilitating a consensus, failed to get going in its bid to resolve the temple-mosque row. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on July 18 asked the three-member mediation panel led by […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Powerful Explosion In Afghanistan Leaves 16 Dead, 90 Injured
Powerful Explosion In Afghanistan Leaves 16 Dead, 90 Injured

Kabul: At least 16 people were killed and 90 others injured after a powerful explosion on Sunday rocked the city of Firoz Koah, capital of Afghanistan’s Ghor province, an official confirmed. “The final number of casualties would be shared with media later in the day. The number of casualties may change as the rescue of […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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