Suicide Attacks
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Pakistan: 8 soldiers killed as terrorists storm check post in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
World | Jul 16, 2024, 01:52 PM ISTA group of TTP-affiliated terrorists stormed the Bannu Cantonment facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday and were repelled by security forces. After this, they rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the wall, causing it to collapse and kill the soldiers.
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Afghanistan: 15 killed after ‘suicide bomber’ blew himself during ex-governor funeral in Badakhshan
World | Jun 08, 2023, 09:19 PM ISTAccording to local media, Tolo News, the incident happened during the funeral prayers of the province’s former deputy governor on Thursday. Some conflicting reports also claimed that the death toll is more than 50.
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No Mass for Sri Lanka's Catholics; no veils for Muslim women
World | Apr 29, 2019, 09:11 AM ISTMany across the nation knelt before their televisions as Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, delivered a homily before members of the clergy and the country's leaders in a small chapel at his residence in the capital.
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32 killed in string of suicide attacks in south Syria, Islamic State claims responsibility
World | Jul 25, 2018, 11:42 AM IST32 people, including several civilians have been killed in a string of suicide attacks against a regime-held area of southern Syria.
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45 people killed, over 65 hurt in suicide attacks in Nigeria
World | Dec 10, 2016, 07:31 AM ISTAbout 45 people were killed and 67 injured in the suicide blasts which rocked a crowded market in Madagali district of Nigeria's northeastern state of Adamawa on Friday.
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Death toll in Turkey's twin blasts rises to 95
World | Oct 11, 2015, 06:28 AM ISTAnkara (Turkey) : Two bomb explosions targeted a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday, killing 95 people and wounding 246, the government said.The rally was organised by leftist and Kurdish activists.The explosions
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Iraq: Suicide attacks on Shiite mosques kill 22 worshippers
World | May 08, 2015, 08:10 PM ISTBaghdad: Militants carried out a series of suicide attacks today against Shiite mosques in northeastern Iraq killing at least 22 worshippers, including a senior police officer, officials said.In the town of Balad Ruz, a suicide
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Airforce pilots ready for suicide attacks in Syria
World | Aug 27, 2013, 12:55 PM ISTDamascus: Around 10 Syrian Air Force pilots are reportedly willing to carry out Japanese World War-II Kamikaze-style suicide attacks on enemy targets in the event of an attack by the US and its allies."We, soldiers