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Somalia car bomb kills 10 at a cafe


February 9th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mogadishu, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Islamic group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility of the bomb blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The police has confirmed that 10 people were killed ... Read more...

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12 killed in Iraq car bombings


January 16th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 16 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 35 wounded Monday in two car bombings in Iraq, Xinhua reported.The first car bomb exploded around 8 a.m. at ... Read more...

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US arrests suspect in bomb plot


January 10th, 2012 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb sites in the US state of Florida.Sami Osmakac, arrested Saturday night, is a naturalized US ... Read more...

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Terrorist attack foiled in Afghanistan


January 2nd, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 2 (IANS) A terror attack has been thwarted in Afghanistan's Helmand province, said the provincial government Sunday after a car bomb was defused."A car bomb was found and ... Read more...

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27 killed in Iraq bomb attacks


December 22nd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 22 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed and some 154 wounded in a spate of car blasts and bomb attacks in Baghdad Thursday morning, an interior ministry ... Read more...

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17 killed in two Iraq attacks


December 1st, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 1 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and more than 35 others injured Thursday in a deadly car bombing and shooting in Iraq, police said.A car bomb ... Read more...

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Norway mass killer to escape trial


November 29th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Oslo in July, cannot be held accountable for his actions and put on trial. He will ... Read more...

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‘Boko Haram’ attacks leave more than 80 people killed in northern Nigeria


November 7th, 2011 - 4:22 am ICT by BNO News
DAMATURU, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- A series of bomb and shooting attacks targeting police stations, mosques and churches in northeastern Nigeria has left more than 80 people killed, officials said on Sunday. ... Read more...

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Nine dead in Iraq car bomb attacks


October 26th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 26 (IANS) Two car bombs exploded in Iraq in quick succession Wednesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 16, Xinhua reported.The first car bomb was detonated around ... Read more...

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14 die in Baghdad bombings


October 12th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 12 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 59 wounded in car bomb attacks in Baghdad Wednesday, authorities said."A total of 14 people were killed and 59 ... Read more...

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UN condemns Somalia suicide attack


October 5th, 2011 - 6:45 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Oct 5 (IANS) The UN has strongly condemned Tuesday's suicide attack in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu that killed at least 70 people and injured 150 others.The attack occurred when ... Read more...

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Car bomb kills four in Russia


September 28th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four people, including a policeman, were killed Wednesday when a car bomb exploded in Russia's Dagestan republic, the interior ministry said.The car blew up in ... Read more...

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Suspected car bomb kills 3 in Turkish capital


September 20th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- Three people were killed on Tuesday morning and more than a dozen others were injured after a suspected bomb blast rocked the Turkish capital of Ankara, officials ... Read more...

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Bomb blasts in southern Thailand kill 3, injure dozens


September 17th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Three people were killed on early Friday evening when three bombs exploded within minutes of each other in Thailand's restive south, officials said. Dozens more were injured.The ... Read more...

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18 killed in UN building bombing in Nigeria


August 26th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, Aug 26 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed Friday when a suicide car bomb rocked the UN building in Nigerian capital Abuja, officials said. The attack took place around ... Read more...

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Norway killer Breivik revisits site of shooting rampage


August 15th, 2011 - 4:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norwegian Police have taken mass killer Anders Behring Breivik back to Utoeya island to reconstruct his slaughter of 69 people.The 32-year-old gunman described the killings, ... Read more...

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India condemns ’senseless’ violence in Norway


July 24th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India Sunday condemned the "senseless acts of violence" in Norway when a 32-year-old man showered bullets on a youth camp and triggered a bomb attack ... Read more...

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Eight soldiers die in Yemen car bombing


July 24th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Aden (Yemen), July 24 (IANS) At least eight soldiers were killed and 20 injured when a booby-trapped car targeted a military patrol in Yemen's southern port city of Aden Sunday.A ... Read more...

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Gunman kills 85 at Norwegian youth camp, blast kills 7 in Oslo


July 24th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by BNO News
OSLO (BNO NEWS) -- What was supposed to be a paradise for youth turned into hell on late Friday afternoon when a gunman opened fire at a tiny island in Norway, killing ... Read more...

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It’s an attack on democratic values: Norwegian minister (Interview)


July 23rd, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Norwegian minister Erik Solheim, who was the face of peace efforts in Sri Lanka, Saturday said the "horrible" massacre of 91 people was an attack ... Read more...

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Nightmare in Norway: One man’s madness kills 91 (Evening Lead)


July 23rd, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 23 (IANS) Shell-shocked Norwegian authorities Saturday searched for more victims after a rightwing Christian massacred 84 people on an island, soon after carrying out a deadly bombing ... Read more...

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‘Catastrophic’ twin attacks kill 87 in Norway (Second Lead)


July 23rd, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 23 (IANS) At least 87 people were killed Friday in "catastrophic" twin attacks in Norway - a massive bomb explosion in the capital here and a shooting at ... Read more...

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Briton killed in Yemen bomb blast


July 21st, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, July 21 (IANS/AKI) A British national was killed in Yemen Wednesday in a bomb blast, officials said.The incident took place in the southern port city of Aden. The unnamed ... Read more...

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Britain’s terror threat level reduced


July 12th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) The terror threat level in Britain has now been reduced following the death of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, officials said.The risk of a terrorist ... Read more...

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25 killed in twin car bomb blasts in Iraq


June 21st, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 21 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and 34 others injured Tuesday morning in two car bomb explosions in a central Iraqi city, Xinhua reported.The blasts occurred ... Read more...

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Mercy plea of Khalistan terrorist on death row rejected


May 26th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) President Prathiba Patil Thursday rejected the mercy petition of Devender Singh Bhullar, a Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist sentenced to death in 2001 for triggering ... Read more...

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Two killed as angry Chinese farmer sets off car bombs (Second Lead)


May 26th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 26 (IANS) At least two people were killed and six injured Thursday morning when a farmer, venting his anger at a court ruling, set off three car bombs ... Read more...

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Angry farmer sets off three car bombs in China (Lead)


May 26th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 26 (IANS) A farmer, venting his anger at a court ruling, set off three car bombs Thursday morning near different government buildings in an eastern China province, injuring ... Read more...

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13 killed, 74 injured in series of blasts in Baghdad


May 22nd, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- At least 13 people were killed and 74 others were injured on Sunday in a series of explosions that ripped through the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, Aswat al-Iraq ... Read more...

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Twelve dead in two bomb blasts in northern Iraq


April 29th, 2011 - 5:21 am ICT by BNO News
DIYALA, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- Two separate bomb attacks on Thursday left at least 12 people dead and many injured in northern Iraq, the Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported.In Diyala province, a ... Read more...

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Two dead in clashes between Iraqi and Kurdish forces in northern Iraq


April 25th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by BNO News
KIRKUK, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- Two people on Monday were killed due to clashes between the Iraqi army and Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq, the Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported.The fire ... Read more...

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Aussie travel warning for Indonesia following arrest of Bali bombing suspect in Pak


April 1st, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 1(ANI): Australia's Foreign Affairs Department has said that the arrest of 2002 Bali bombing suspect, Umar Patek, may spark a violent response against Westerners by extremists in Indonesia.The department released ... Read more...

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NATO troops kill Afghan President Karzai’s cousin during operation


March 10th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Troops with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on early Thursday morning killed a cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, local officials said.Afghan officials said Karzai's cousin, ... Read more...

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Suicide bombing kills 34 in Peshawar funeral (Second Lead)


March 9th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) At least 34 mourners were killed and 42 injured Wednesday in a suicide attack at a funeral near Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said.The blast ... Read more...

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One dead, 12 injured in bomb blast in southern Thailand


February 21st, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by BNO News
YALA, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- One woman on Monday was killed and at least 12 people were injured after a bomb blast in the southern Yala province in Thailand, the Bangkok Post ... Read more...

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