Bombings
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Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital
World | May 09, 2021, 12:28 PM ISTThe death toll in a horrific bombing at a girls' school in the Afghan capital has soared to 50
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Explosion hits riot police bus in southern Turkey; five wounded
India | Sep 25, 2019, 02:26 PM ISTTurkey’s official news agency says a bomb exploded in southern Adana province, wounding five people. The governor’s office in Adana said Wednesday the explosion went off as a riot police bus passed. The statement said a police officer was among the wounded. Images of the explosion’s aftermath showed a badly damaged bus.
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PM Modi visits church in Colombo; pays tribute to victims of the Easter Sunday bombings
World | Jun 09, 2019, 02:11 PM ISTDuring his day-long visit, Prime Minister Modi will hold talks with President Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa. A delegation of the main Tamil party - The Tamil National Alliance - is also e
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Sri Lanka bombings: Muslim leaders express solidarity with victims, call for united identity in country
World | May 17, 2019, 02:44 PM ISTA Muslim leader said that admonishing a whole community of two million for what the terrorists did was unjustifiable.
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Sri Lankan woman gifts five pet dogs to army for explosive-detection training after Easter bombings
World | Apr 29, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTThe dogs are to be trained in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Squadron of the Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) within a few weeks before they are tasked with specific roles, the Army said.
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Three children of Scotland billionaire killed in Sri Lanka Easter bombings
World | Apr 22, 2019, 05:38 PM ISTPovlsen, 46, is Denmark’s wealthiest man and is believed to be the largest landowner in Scotland after buying a string of historic estates.
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Sri Lanka declares emergency from Monday midnight after Easter bombings
World | Apr 22, 2019, 05:14 PM IST"These will be limited to counter terrorism regulations. This is being done to allow the police and the three forces to ensure public security," the government statement said.
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Sri Lanka bombings carried out by domestic militant ‘Thowheed Jamaath’
World | Apr 22, 2019, 03:58 PM ISTEarlier, Ariyananda Welianga, a government forensic crime investigator, said an analysis of the attackers’ body parts made clear that they were suicide bombers. He said most of the attacks were carried out by a single bomber, with two at Colombo’s Shangri-La Hotel.
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Series of bombings kill at least 38 people across Baghdad
World | May 31, 2017, 06:36 AM ISTA series of bombings rocked the Iraqi capital on Tuesday with at least 38 people losing their lives.
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Suspect in New York City bombings under police custody, sources say
World | Sep 19, 2016, 11:26 PM ISTThe main suspect in the bombings in New York and New Jersey is now under custody after a shootout with the police, sources said today. Hailing from Afghanistan, Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man wanted for
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Last message of Pakistani Christian Aftab Bahadur Masih hanged in Lahore today
World | Jun 10, 2015, 02:00 PM ISTPakistani Christian Aftab Bahadur Masih was hanged in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail early this morning despite several requests from rights groups and church leaders to stay the execution.Masih, 39, was on death row since he
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10 killed in Pakistan bombings
World | Jun 01, 2015, 12:54 PM ISTIslamabad: At least 10 people were killed and many others injured on Monday in two bombing attacks in Pakistan.In the first incident, three people were killed when they were travelling in a vehicle and it
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Iraq: 15 killed in bombings in and around Baghdad
World | Nov 12, 2014, 06:51 PM ISTBaghdad: Police and hospital officials say three attacks in and around Baghdad have killed 15 people, including 10 soldiers and policemen, and injured nearly 40.The largest of today's attacks was in the Youssifiyah district south
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Bombings in Iraqi capital kill at least 19 people
World | Feb 18, 2014, 09:23 AM ISTBaghadad: A wave of explosions rocked Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad shortly after sunset today, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The attacks, two carried out by parked explosives-laden cars and one
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18 killed, 44 wounded in Iraq attacks
World | Nov 26, 2013, 06:56 AM ISTBaghdad : At least 18 people were killed and 44 wounded in a wave of violent attacks in Iraq Monday.A roadside bomb exploded near a market in Baghdad's Sadriya area in the evening, killing at
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Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 47
World | Sep 03, 2013, 11:10 PM ISTBaghdad: A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 47 people in Iraq today, officials said, the latest in a surge of bloodshed roiling the country this year. Many
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Fresh bombings hit Damascus
World | Nov 01, 2012, 05:25 PM ISTBeirut, November 1, 2012: Syria's state-run news agency says a fresh wave of bombings has hit Damascus and its outskirts.SANA says “terrorists detonated” three bombs in Al-azzeh district of Damascus late Wednesday night, targeting a
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Wave Of Bombings Kill 72 In Iraq
World | Jan 05, 2012, 10:59 PM ISTBaghdad, Jan 5: A wave of bombings targeting Shiites in Iraq killed 72 people on Thursday, deepening sectarian tensions that exploded just after the last American troops left the country in mid-December.The coordinated attacks targeting
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150 Killed In Militant Sect Attack In Nigeria
World | Nov 06, 2011, 05:20 PM ISTAbuja, Nov 6: At least 150 people were killed in northeast Nigeria after a radical Islamic sect bombed police stations, churches and mosques as it stepped up its campaign to impose Sharia law in Africa's