Tag: Bombing
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Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies at 96
He suffered such serious burns a part of his ear was gone. When he emerged from unconsciousness 40 days after the bombing, the war was over. He was so weak and scarred he had to start by practicing crawling on the floor.
October 27, 2021 -
5 killed in Somali suicide bombing
Witnesses said they heard a huge blast at Mogadishu's Fagah junction.
October 13, 2021 -
Hospital bombed in southern Afghanistan as battles rage
The defense ministry “I was told there had been a mistake because they had been given the wrong information that Taliban were inside the hospital,” he said, explaining that the Taliban were in fact receiving treatment in another hospital in the city
August 1, 2021 -
Terrorists responsible for Baghdad bombing arrested: PM
Last week, 30 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in the bomb explosion at a crowded market in Sadr city
July 25, 2021 -
Taliban attacks kill 10 Afghan troops, 4 police officials
The soldiers were driving back to base after picking up their salaries in the country's western Farah province.
May 27, 2019 -
Manchester bombing ‘hero’ jailed for theft
A homeless man who was earlier hailed as a hero following the Manchester Arena bombing last year has been jailed for stealing from victims of the attack. Chris Parker was hailed as a hero when he claimed he sprang into action and helped people after the bombing took place, but a CCTV footage showed him...
January 31, 2018 -
3 killed in Thailand market bombing
At least three people were killed and another 18 wounded in a bomb explosion at a market in Thailand on Monday, an official said. The bomb was planted on a motorcycle parked in Pimolchai market in Yala, capital of the province of the same name, a police official told Efe news. Initial investigations suggested that...
January 22, 2018 -
40 killed, 30 injured in Kabul suicide attack
At least 40 people were killed and over 30 injured here on Thursday in a suicide attack inside an Islamic religious school situated in a building which also houses the offices of an Afghan news agency. The explosion took place around 10.30 a.m. in the Qala-e-Nazar area, Nasrat Rahimi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior...
December 28, 2017 -
Seven killed, eight injured in Syria bus bombing
At least seven people were killed and eight others wounded on Tuesday when an explosive device ripped through a bus in Syria’s Homs city, state news agency SANA reported. The bus exploded in the Ekrima neighbourhood that has been targeted several times by car bombs and explosive devices, Xinhua news agency reported. The blast comes...
December 5, 2017 -
Teen arrested for London Tube bombing
An 18-year-old was arrested on Saturday in connection with the terror attack on a London Tube train that left 29 people injured. The man was detained in the port area of Dover by Kent Police over the Friday morning rush hour attack at the Parsons Green station in southwest London, BBC reported. The Islamic State...
September 16, 2017 -
Death toll in Pakistan bombings rises to 63
The death toll in Friday's blasts targeting civilians and security personnel in Quetta and Parachinar areas of Pakistan has risen to 63, with nine people injured in the twin Parachinar blasts succumbing to their injuries overnight, local media reported. More than 200 injured people are being treated in hospitals. Most casualties happened in Parachinar –...
June 24, 2017 -
Colombia: Bombing at mall kills 3, including French woman
A strong explosion from a bomb rocked one of the busiest shopping centers in Colombia's capital, killing three people, including a 23-year-old French woman, and injuring nine others, authorities said. Witnesses told of being evacuated from movie theaters and stores after the blast yesterday in a second-floor women's restroom at the upscale Centro Andino in...
June 18, 2017 -
Police recover car believed to be linked to Manchester bombing
British counter-terrorism police probing the arena suicide bombing in Manchester that killed 22 people on Friday discovered a car in the city which they believe could be "significant" to the investigation. Greater Manchester Police said that officers have set up a cordon in the Devell Court area of Manchester while they assess the vehicle. "This is...
June 2, 2017 -
Kabul: Protesters clash with police near bombing site
Afghanistan police on Friday fired live rounds to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters seeking to march on the presidential palace to demand government's resignation following a catastrophic truck bombing that killed 90 people and wounded hundreds. Public anger has mounted after the brazen attack, the deadliest in the city since 2001, which was launched from an explosives-laden...
June 2, 2017 -
Afghan intelligence blames Haqqani network for Kabul bombing
The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS), the primary intelligence agency in Afghanistan, has blamed the Taliban-linked Haqqani network for the deadly truck bombing in Kabul which killed 90 people dead. Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, tweeted this on Thursday morning, reports Xinhua news agency. The Haqqani network of militants, mainly operating in...
June 1, 2017 -
Fresh arrests in Manchester bombing raids, 13 in custody
British police on Monday conducted fresh raids in Manchester and arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the concert bombing, taking the total number of those in custody over the attack to 13. Residents described their houses shaking and hearing a loud blast as officers forced their way into the semi-detached property in Searby Road...
May 29, 2017 -
18 people killed in Afghanistan car bombing
At least 18 persons were killed when a suicide car bombing struck a crowded area in Afghanistan's Khost city on Saturday, an official said. Ten security guards and eight civilians were among the dead in the attack that targeted local off-duty security guards, known as Campaign Forces, Xinhua news agency quoted the security official as...
May 27, 2017