5 years, 11 months ago

Two Australians among hundreds killed in Sri Lanka bombings, Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirms

ABC

An Australian mother and her 10-year-old daughter are among 290 people killed in terrorist attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Key points: Up to 290 people were killed in bombings at churches and luxury hotels across Sri Lanka Scott Morrison said two of those killed were Australian, and two other Australians were among hundreds injured A Sri Lankan investigator said the bombings were carried out by seven suicide bombers Manik Suriaaratchi and her daughter Alexendria lost their lives when a bomb exploded inside a church in Negombo, according to SBS. The coordinated bombings were carried out by seven suicide bombers, Sri Lankan government forensic crime investigator Ariyananda Welianga said. Bombers were Sri Lankan citizens from militant group Earlier, Sri Lanka's Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardena described the blasts as a terrorist attack by religious extremists. News outlet Agence France-Presse reported it had seen documents showing that Sri Lanka's police chief Pujuth Jayasundara issued an intelligence alert to top officers 10 days ago, warning that suicide bombers planned to hit "prominent churches".

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1 year, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka will investigate allegations of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings

Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that officials with the South Asian country’s intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people, including 42 foreigners from 14 countries. Channel 4 interviewed a man interviewed who said he arranged a meeting between …

1 year, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka to probe allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 bombings

Al Jazeera

British TV report alleges a top Sri Lankan intelligence official hatched the deadly Easter Sunday bombings plot to help Rajapaksa win the election. Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. A man interviewed in …

1 year, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of official complicity in 2019 Easter bombings

LA Times

Six near-simultaneous suicide bombings in churches and tourist hotels in Sri Lanka in April 2019 killed 269 people. Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. A man interviewed in videos aired by Britain’s Channel …

2 years, 5 months ago

Bali bombing victims remembered at parliament and local memorials

ABC

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined people across the country in remembering the victims of the Bali bombings on the 20th anniversary of the explosions that claimed 88 Australian lives. Key points: Memorial services have taken place nationally to remember the 202 people killed in the bombings Mr Albanese attended a service in Coogee alongside the New South Wales premier …

4 years ago

Suicide attack rocks Indonesia church, several wounded

Al Jazeera

At least 20 wounded after attackers detonate explosives outside a packed church during Palm Sunday Mass. Two suicide bombers detonated explosives outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar, wounding at least 20 people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, police said. National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo told reporters that the two attackers …

5 years, 10 months ago

Sri Lanka terror: the possessions left behind by victims of Easter attacks

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An entire family, including three children, died in an explosion at …

5 years, 10 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Muslim leaders express solidarity with victims, call for united identity in country

India TV News

Sri Lanka bombings: Muslim leaders express solidarity with victims, call for united identity in country A Muslim leader said that admonishing a whole community of two million for what the terrorists did was unjustifiable. Expressing solidarity with the victims of Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, the Muslim leaders of the country have called for one united identity of the island …

5 years, 10 months ago

Attack and aftermath

The Hindu

Close to a fortnight after suicide bombers took Sri Lanka back to the state of siege that had existed for decades until the obliteration of the Tamil Tigers in 2009, a deafening bomb blast and the images of destruction it left behind are fresh in the memory of Jaffna-born Father Joy Mariarathnam, who gave the 8 a.m. Easter Sunday sermon …

5 years, 10 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera

A series of bombings struck churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday killing more than 250 people. Sri Lanka to resume mass on Sunday: cardinal Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church said public mass will resume on Sunday, two weeks after Easter Sunday bombings killed 253 people at three churches and three luxury hotels. Sunday, April 28: Cardinal fears attacks …

5 years, 10 months ago

Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle

India Today

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house on the east coast two days ago, police and a relative said on Sunday. Niyaz Sharif, the brother-in-law of Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the wave of Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people …

5 years, 11 months ago

India had warned Sri Lanka about Easter bombings in advance on the basis of raids on ISIS modules in India

Op India

Several reports have come into the forefront which confirms that the Indian authorities had passed clear intel to Sri Lanka regarding the dastardly coordinated blasts at churches and hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, leaving 253 people dead and several hundred injured. On the basis of these videos, the Indian Authorities identified Hashim as the leader of National …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Father, two brothers of suspected mastermind killed in gun battle

India TV News

Father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind, Zahran Hashim, of Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were killed in a gun battle on Friday, according to reports. Mohamed Hashim, along with his two sons -- Zainee Hashim, Rilwan Hashim, seen in a video circulating on social media calling for an all-out war against non-believers, were among the 15 killed …

5 years, 11 months ago

It was all like a movie: Dubai-based Indian couple who survived Sri Lanka bombings

India TV News

A Dubai-based Indian couple narrowly escaped the blast at Colombo's Cinnamon Grand hotel, which was one of the eight targets of the April 21 serial bombings in Sri Lanka, the media reported today. Abhinav Chari and his wife, Navroop K Chari were in the island nation for a business trip and were staying at the Cinnamon Grand where a bomb …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka attacks: Father, two brothers of suicide bombings' mastermind killed in Kalmunai raids, say relative, police sources

Firstpost

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday. Colombo: The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security …

5 years, 11 months ago

Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed

India Today

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday. Zainee Hashim, Rilwan Hashim and their father Mohamed Hashim, who were seen in a video circulating on social media calling …

5 years, 11 months ago

Avoid ‘non-essential travel’ to Sri Lanka,

The Hindu

As more violence erupted in Sri Lanka during raids by security forces in the wake of the Easter bombings, the government has advised Indian citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Sri Lanka. “In view of the prevailing security situation in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of terror attacks on 21 April 2019, Indian nationals intending to travel to Sri …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka: At least 16 killed as police raid suspected bomber hideout in Kalmunai, Sammanthurai; seven arrested

Firstpost

A joint operation to hunt down the terrorists behind the Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka turned into a fierce gunfight between the raid party and the suspects when a terrorist safe house was raided in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Kalmunai. Colombo: A joint operation to hunt down the terrorists behind the Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: 6 children among 15 killed after suicide bombers set off explosives during raids in Sammanthurai at suspected IS hideout

Firstpost

At least 15 people, including six children, were killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up when cornered by security forces in eastern Sri Lanka, police said on Saturday. At least 15 people, including six children, were killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up when cornered by security forces in a suspected Islamic State hideout in eastern Sri Lanka, police said …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka live updates: 15 bodies found in eastern town following “explosion”

The Hindu

Sri Lankan security forces exchanged fire with suspected Islamic State affiliated militants and killed at least four of them in the east of the country, according to the police and the military on Saturday. 4:00 p.m. Sri Lanka police chief refusing to quit despite president's request: sources Sri Lanka's police chief has refused a request by President Maithripala Sirisena to …

5 years, 11 months ago

6 children among 15 killed in raids on IS hideouts in Sri Lanka

India Today

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people. Muslims in Sri Lanka were urged to pray at home on Friday after the State Intelligence Services warned …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka: 16 people killed in shootout between police and militants

CNN

Sainthamaruthu, Sri Lanka CNN — Ten civilians – including six children – are dead along with six suspected terrorists after a shootout between police and alleged militants late Friday in eastern Sri Lanka, authorities said. At least two suspected terrorists are on the run following an explosion that witnesses told CNN turned a house in Sainthamaruthu “into fire.” Police and …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter blasts: Suspected mastermind Zahran Hashim spent time in south India, says top military source

The Hindu

Zahran Hashim, believed to have masterminded the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, spent “substantial” time in “south India,” a top Sri Lankan military source said on Friday. The first hints of Hashim’s doctrinal videos, to likely radicalise youth, emerged when Indian authorities interrogated seven members of a group whose leader, officials found, was a follower of Hashim. ‘Hashim, a Shangri-La …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lankan police hunt 140 after Easter bombings

The Hindu

Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed to be linked to the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253, as shooting erupted in the east during a raid. Muslims in Sri Lanka were urged to pray at home after the State Intelligence Services warned of possible car bomb attacks, …

5 years, 11 months ago

More terrorist attacks likely: Australia warns Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle

Sydney: Australia on Friday warned more terror attacks were "likely" in Sri Lanka, cautioning citizens against visiting the island nation following the Easter Sunday bombing that claimed 253 lives. "Terrorists are likely to carry out further attacks in Sri Lanka," the foreign ministry warned in its latest travel advice. Canberra advised Australians to "reconsider your need to travel to Sri …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Maithripala Sirisena says key accused Zahran Hashim was killed during attack on Shangri-La hotel

Firstpost

An Islamic extremist believed to have played a key role in Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter bombings led an attack against a Colombo hotel, the country’s president confirmed on Friday. Colombo: An Islamic extremist believed to have played a key role in Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter bombings led an attack against a Colombo hotel, the country’s president confirmed on Friday. “What …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka searching for 140 people with suspected Islamic State links as 10,000 troops deployed

ABC

Sri Lankan authorities are searching for about 140 people suspected of links with the Islamic State group following the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, the country's President has said. Key points: Sri Lanka police have so far arrested 76 suspects but many more are at large Authorities are warning that more terrorist attacks could strike Sri Lanka Christians and Muslims are …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka terror attacks: 11 Indians dead, Colombo confirms; number of deceased foreigners rises to 36

Firstpost

The number of Indians killed in the massive Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings rose to 11 on Thursday, as one more person succumbed to injuries Colombo: The number of Indians killed in the massive Easter Sunday bombings rose to 11 on Thursday, as one more person succumbed to injuries, taking the total number of foreigners who died in the attack …

5 years, 11 months ago

After serial blasts shook Sri Lanka, another blast heard in Pugoda, 40 kms from capital Colombo, no casualties reported

Op India

Amidst heightened tensions in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday suicide bomber attacks on the island state that killed over 350 people and left over 500 injured, another blast has been reported from a vacant land behind the magistrate’s court in the town of Pugoda, 40 km east of the capital Colombo. Reuters: Blast heard in Pugoda town, 40 km …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka revises bombings death toll down by 100

Al Jazeera

Authorities in Sri Lanka have lowered the death toll in a spate of Easter bombings by more than 100, saying the difficulty in identifying body parts at blast scenes led to the earlier inaccurate number. More than 70 people, including several foreigners, have been arrested since Sunday, including the father of two of the alleged suicide bombers – one of …

5 years, 11 months ago

Blast in Sri Lankan town Pugoda, no casualties

India Today

An explosion occurred in a town east of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, on Thursday but there were no casualties, a police spokesman said. The blast came at a time of high tension in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday suicide bomber attacks on the island state that killed 359 people and wounded about 500. The government has said the …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka shakes up top security posts after deadly bombings

Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president shook up the country’s top security establishment after officials failed to act on intelligence reports warning of possible attacks before the Easter bombings that killed over 350 people, his office said Wednesday. The capital of Colombo, meanwhile, remained rattled by reports that police were continuing to conduct controlled detonations of suspicious items three …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Eighth British victim Lorraine Campbell was 'tour de force' who brought people together, devastated family say

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The eighth British victim known …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Mortal remains of nine Indians sent back to Bengaluru, Hyderabad; 60 people arrested in connection with attacks

Firstpost

The mortal remains of nine out of 10 Indians killed in the massive Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have been sent to India Colombo: The mortal remains of nine out of 10 Indians killed in the massive Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have been sent to India, officials announced on Wednesday. According to the authorities, 10 Indians have …

5 years, 11 months ago

9 suicide bombers, including woman were part of Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka: police

India TV News

9 suicide bombers, including woman were part of Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka: police Suicide bombers, believed to be members of local Islamist extremist group, carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday. Nine suicide bombers, including a woman, were involved in the massive Easter Sunday bombings, a …

5 years, 11 months ago

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka suicide bombings, says it was behind 'blessed attack' targeting Christians on 'blasphemous holiday'

Firstpost

The Islamic State’s claim, accompanied by a photo and video of the men who they said had unleashed the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, emerged more than two days after the near-simultaneous blasts ripped through three high-end hotels. Sri Lanka’s government had said initial investigations suggested the attack had been carried out as “retaliation” for shootings at two mosques in …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: Toll rises to 359; Ranil Wickremesinghe says claims of Islamic State link to suicide bomb attacks being probed

Firstpost

Nearly 60 people have been detained since the Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka, which ripped through high-end hotels and churches packed with Easter worshippers in the capital Colombo and beyond. Colombo: The toll in a series of suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday targeting hotels and churches in Sri Lanka has risen to 359, police said Wednesday. The blasts have …

5 years, 11 months ago

Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says

ABC

Sri Lankan authorities have confirmed one of the suicide bombers responsible for the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks attended an Australian university. Key points: One of the suicide bombers completed his post-graduate education in Australia The death toll from the deadly attacks was revised up to 359 on Wednesday Investigators say the attacks were retaliation for the Christchurch shootings Sri Lankan …

5 years, 11 months ago

Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, 18 more arrested

India Today

The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359 and more suspects have been arrested, police said on Wednesday. The government has said the attacks were carried out by Islamic fundamentalists in apparent retaliation for the New Zealand mosque massacre last month but has said the seven bombers were all Sri Lankan. Meanwhile, in an …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bombing victims were from at least 12 countries

Live Mint

Colombo: More than 300 people were killed in bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, said at least 110 people were killed at St. Sebastian's Church, located in a seaside fishing town at the center of Sri Lanka's small Catholic community. "They were the most loving family anyone could …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: There was clear intel about church attacks

Live Mint

Colombo: The warning in the April 11 letter was plain: A local group was planning a suicide terror attack against churches in Sri Lanka. He identified Mohammed Zaharan as the leader of "National Thawheek Jaman" and said state intelligence showed Zaharan's group was planning a suicide attack in the country. CCTV handout footage shows suspected suicide bomber entering St. Sebastian's …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings claim victims from three British families including 11-year-old girl

The Independent

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Suicide bomber shown calmly walking through courtyard moments before deadly church explosion

The Independent

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter attacks: Muslim brothers carried out two blasts

The Hindu

Muslim brothers from a wealthy Sri Lankan family plotted and carried out two of the Easter suicide blasts in Colombo, police sources said on Tuesday amid growing questions on whether the attackers received foreign help. The brothers, whose names have not been revealed, were in their late twenties and operated their own “family cell”, an investigation officer said. “When the …

5 years, 11 months ago

Islamic State releases photos of eight attackers involved in Sri Lanka blasts, but names only seven of them

Firstpost

Hours after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday that killed 321 people, the terror outfit released a photo of eight suicide bombers involved in the attacks Hours after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday that killed 321 people, the terror outfit released a photo of eight …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Isis claims responsibility for deadly church and hotel attacks on Easter Sunday

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “A security source told Amaq agency the perpetrators of …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: Two Colombo suicide bombers identified as millionaire businessman's sons, say intel sources

Firstpost

The brothers are believed to have entered the hotels’ breakfast buffets carrying identical explosives-packed bags. New Delhi: Till Easter Sunday morning, Mohammed Yusuf Ibrahim was among the pillars of Sri Lanka’s business community: a respected spice trader, and a leading figure in the Left-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party, Ibrahim counted minister for industry and commerce Rishath Bathiudeen among his close …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka minister claims church bombings were 'retaliation for Christchurch mosque shootings'

The Independent

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Islamic State fighters carried out explosions that killed 321 and injured over 500, claim security sources

Firstpost

Security sources claimed that those who carried out the attack that targeted members of the US-led coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka on 21 April are Islamic State group fighters Two days after coordinated bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka claimed at least 321 lives and left over 500 injured, security sources claimed that those who conducted the …

5 years, 11 months ago

[Video] Sri Lanka serial blasts: As ISIS claims responsibility CCTV footage of suspect surfaces- Opindia News

Op India

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the dastardly Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka that saw over 321 people dead and more than 500 injured across 8 locations in and around Colombo. CCTV footage Video of Srilanka attack suspect ISIS bomber: https://youtu.be/T5rLA7p5Yn4 The AMAQ message reportedly states that the Easter Sunday attacks were carried out by soldiers of …

5 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka police stations on high alert after suspicious vehicles enter Colombo

The Independent

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2 terrorists shot dead in major anti-terror operation in J&K’s Kathua, 3 police personnel killed

Firstpost

Kathua has become a key infiltration route for Pakistan-based terrorists trying to reach Udhampur, Doda, and Kishtwar, and further into Kashmir. A series of terror incidents over the past year highlights this trend, prompting security forces to intensify operations to eliminate the threat At least two terrorists were eliminated by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday …

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5 days, 4 hours ago

Ukrainian girl, five, and her father killed in Putin night of terror as Russian bombards Kyiv with drone attacks while peace deal begins to look further away then ever

Daily Mail

Vladimir Putin inflicted a night of drone terror on Ukrainian capital Kyiv killing a girl aged five and her father. Vladimir Putin inflicted a night of drone terror on Ukrainian capital Kyiv killing a girl aged five and her father At least three were killed and ten wounded amid multiple thunderous explosions in residential districts The sickening attacks hitting civilians …

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1 week, 1 day ago

3 Bombs Thrown At Closed Shop In UP's Prayagraj. Suspects At Large, Incident Caught On CCTV

ABP News

In a shocking incident, the holy city of Prayagraj in UP witnessed a bomb attack incident on Wednesday night. As per ABP News' exclusive report, three bombs were thrown one after the other in the Sangam city by fearless criminals on Wednesday. The attacked happened late at night on a closed general store shops in Colonelganj area of Purana Katra …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill at least 91 people, including newborn baby

Al Jazeera

Women and children among those reported dead in predawn attacks across northern and southern Gaza. “The Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have intensified, especially at dawn, when at least 11 residential buildings were flattened by the Israeli forces,” said Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from central Gaza. Israeli attacks this week have killed at least 506 people, including …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Beyond the Israeli bombs: ‘Traumatized’ Gazan children are going bald

Live Mint

Israel has renewed bombarding shattering the Gaza ceasefire, which lasted just under two months. A CNN report said doctors say eight-year-old Sama Tubail lost nearly all of her hair due to the trauma she has endured since Israel’s military offensive in Gaza began in 2023. Earlier this year, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights released a report today, titled “Generation Wiped …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Two-thirds of people Israel killed in Gaza strikes were women and children

Al Jazeera

Israel attacked at dawn on Tuesday, as displaced people across Gaza were sleeping. Israeli attacks targeted various areas across the Gaza Strip, from north to south, including Jabalia, Beit Hanoon, Gaza City, Nuseirat, Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Deir el-Balah, said people in Gaza were left “terrified, helpless and devastated” following the attacks …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Children, a doctor: Here are some of the people Israel killed in Gaza

Al Jazeera

Israel has left families bereaved and shocked across the Gaza Strip with a new wave of brutal attacks. Here are some of the victims of Israel’s latest attacks: Family slaughtered in Gaza City Ramy Abdu, chairman of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, lost his sister and her entire family after their home was bombed in Gaza City in the northern …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Islamist leader, 3 others injured in mosque blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Firstpost

Maulana Abdullah Nadeem, the district chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam, has been injured along with three others in a blast at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district Days after a suicide bombing inside a police headquarters, Pakistani policemen stand guard along a street in Peshawar on February 1, 2023. Within weeks of a blast that killed a prominent …

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British tourist's 'DOUBLE sex attack' hell: Woman 'is raped in Indian hotel - and then sexually assaulted by another man in lift'

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

British tourist's 'DOUBLE sex attack' hell: Woman 'is raped in Indian hotel - and then sexually assaulted by another man in lift'

Daily Mail

A British woman who travelled to India to see a man she had met online was raped by him at a hotel in Delhi before being molested by another man in the building's lift, according to police. File image shows hotels in the Mahipalpur area of New Delhi, where the British woman was staying when she was allegedly attacked 'A …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Hyderabad couple kills children, dies by suicide, note found: We had many problems

India Today

A family of four was found dead in their home in Hyderabad city, Telangana, on Monday evening. The Osmania University police said they received a call from the area and found all four of them dead. Please forgive us.” According to sources, the family hailed from Mahabubnagar district and moved to Habsiguda a year ago. Chandrasekhar had been unemployed for …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

At least 14 people killed in Russia’s overnight attacks in eastern Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian officials say Russian attacks hit the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, damaging buildings and vehicles. “Russian forces have been trying to take that town and there are reports that they’ve reached the southern outskirts.” Meanwhile, to the north in the Kharkiv region, at least three people were killed and seven injured after a Russian drone attack on a civilian building …

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Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Hindustan Times

Karachi/Islamabad, Five people were killed and five others injured in an improvised explosive device blast in the Khuzdar district of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Wednesday. Five killed in explosion in market in Pakistan’s Balochistan Naal police Station House Officer Bahawal Khan Pindrani said that the explosion took place after an IED attached to a motorcycle was detonated by a …

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Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 13 civilians, 5 soldiers during Ramadan

Hindustan Times

Suicide bombers driving vehicles filled with explosives slammed into a security installation in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 13 civilians, including six children, and five soldiers, police, rescue services and the military said. "The assailants sought to breach the cantonment’s security; however, their nefarious designs were swiftly and decisively foiled by the vigilant and resolute response of Pakistan’s …

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Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say

Hindustan Times

By Saud Mehsud Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -A pair of suicide bombers drove two explosive-filled vehicles into a security installation in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 12 civilians including seven children, police and rescue services said. The explosion brought down the roof of a nearby mosque soon …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Double car bomb attack kills 10 at Pakistan military compound

Hindustan Times

Suicide bombers belonging to a militant group drove two explosive-laden cars into an army compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday evening, triggering massive explosions and killing at least 10 civilians, police told AFP. Double car bomb attack kills 10 at Pakistan military compound "The death toll has now risen to ten, including three children and two women. "The blasts created …

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Two suicide bombings at Pakistani military base kill at least 9 people and injure 25

The Hindu

“Attackers launched two suicide bombings to breach a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan while others stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that killed at least nine people and injured 25,” officials and a local hospital said. A group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Bannu, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and …

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Sickening threat sparks mass shooting panic in Sydney - as major counter-terror operation is launched

Daily Mail

A major counter-terrorism operation has been launched after Sydney's newest mosque received a mass-shooting threat. Police attended the Australian Islamic House Masjid in Edmondson Park in south-west Sydney on Tuesday after the mosque 'immediately' reported an threat posted on its Instagram page. The statement appeared to reference to the Al-Noor Mosque massacre in New Zealand on March 15, 2019, where …

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12 killed, 30 injured as twin blasts rock Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India Today

Two suicide bombers detonated explosives to breach a wall at a military base in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday evening, allowing other attackers to storm the compound. A spokesman for Bannu District Hospital, Muhammad Noman, said that the evening blasts badly damaged homes and other buildings. Hospital director Dr Ahmed Faraz Khan said, "So far we have received 42 victims, …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say

Al Jazeera

Jaish al-Fursan, a group affiliated with the Pakistan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. At least 12 people have been killed after a bombing attack at a security instillation in Pakistan’s northwestern border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police and a hospital official said. Two attackers rammed two explosive-laden vehicles into the wall of the compound in Bannu and other attackers …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast

Hindustan Times

AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — Thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Saturday for a Taliban-linked cleric slain in a suicide bomb attack on a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest. Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast Hamidul Haq, the head of Jamia Haqqania seminary, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast

Associated Press

AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — Thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Saturday for a Taliban-linked cleric slain in a suicide bomb attack on a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest. Hamidul Haq, the head of Jamia Haqqania seminary, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Friday at a mosque inside the compound. The prayers passed without incident due …

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Suicide bomber kills senior cleric at pro-Taliban seminary in northwest Pakistan on eve of Ramadan

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Suicide bomber kills senior cleric at pro-Taliban seminary in northwest Pakistan on eve of Ramadan

Deccan Chronicle

Pakistan: A senior cleric and five other worshippers were killed Friday in a suicide bomb attack at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, police said. Surge in violence Elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, a gunman opened fire inside a mosque in the northwestern Swat Valley, killing at least two people, police …

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Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric

Hindustan Times

By Mushtaq Ali Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber killed six worshippers during Friday prayers at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan Taliban, police and a government spokesman said. The attacker, wearing an explosive-laden suicide vest, walked up to Haq …

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Pakistan: Bomb at pro-Taliban seminary kills 5 worshippers, wounds dozens ahead of Ramadan

The Hindu

A powerful bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least five worshippers and wounding dozens of others ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, according to local police. The cleric was known as the “father of the Taliban,” Mr. Haq’s family has appealed to his followers to remain peaceful, and authorities …

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A bomb at a seminary in restive northwest Pakistan kills top cleric and 4 others ahead of Ramadan

Hindustan Times

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing a top cleric and four other worshippers and wounding dozens of others ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, according to local police. A bomb at a seminary in restive northwest Pakistan kills top cleric and 4 others ahead of …

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Pakistan: Bomb explosion at mosque kills five worshippers during Friday prayers, several injured ahead of Ramadan

Live Mint

Pakistan bomb blast: A bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least five worshippers and injuring dozens of others, on the last Friday before Ramadan. The blast took place during the Friday prayers in Akkora Khattak, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Abdul Rashid, the district police chief, reported AP. JUI-S chief …

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At Least 5 Killed, 20 Injured In Blast Inside Madrasa In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ABP News

At least five people have been killed, while 20 others have been injured in a blast inside a madrasa in Pakistan, the Dawn reported. The powerful blast, which ripped though Madrassa-e-Haqqania, Akora Khattak, in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, comes a day ahead of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah confirmed …

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Pakistan blast: Bomb kills six at Islamic seminary known for training Afghan Taliban

CNN

CNN — A suicide bomber killed six worshippers during Friday prayers at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan Taliban, police and a government spokesman said. The attacker, wearing an explosive-laden suicide vest, walked up to Haq as he was leaving a mosque on the premises of the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, …

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Sri Lankan Govt blames unrest provokers for spate of violence in country; vows action

The Hindu

The Sri Lankan Government said on Saturday that the recent killings in the country, including that of a prominent underworld figure, appear to be an attempt to undermine the ongoing investigations into high-profile criminal cases such as the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings. Mr. Seneviratne said the government has felt that recent killings were an attempt to sabotage the ongoing …

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Gunman kills alleged drug kingpin during court proceeedings in Sri Lanka

ABC

A Sri Lankan man accused of being a top drug dealer was shot dead inside a courthouse in Sri Lanka's capital, police said. Ganemulle Sanjeeva was shot at close range as he entered the dock in a bail hearing at the Colombo Magistrates Court, police said in a statement. Sanjeeva was brought to court under a heavy armed escort by …

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3 of a family allegedly commit suicide in Mysuru

Deccan Chronicle

BENGALURU: Three persons including twins alleged to a committee suicide over growing pressure to return loans borrowed by them from money lenders in Mysuru which came to light on Tuesday. A recorded video message by Joshy to his sister Mary Sherlin, led a separate life, alleged Joby and his wife Swathi availed huge loans from money lenders through his sister …

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2 Women Killed in Mumbai High-Rise Fire

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Two women were killed and five others injured after a fire broke out in a high-rise building in Mumbai’s Masjid Bandar area during the early hours of Sunday. As per preliminary information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the blaze was confined to the wiring and other electrical installations in the common meter box and the electrical wiring located in …

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Suicide attacker detonates explosives near Afghan ministry in Kabul

Al Jazeera

Attacker detonated himself after he was stopped from entering the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul. A suicide attacker has detonated explosives near a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing one person and wounding three others, a Taliban government spokesman has said. The attacker attempted to enter the Afghan Ministry of Urban Development and Housing building …

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5 people killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in northern Afghanistan

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up near a bank in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding seven others, police said. The attack happened near a branch of the Kabul Bank in Kunduz province, said Jumauddin Khaksar, a police spokesman. Militants from the Afghan chapters of the Islamic State group have carried out bombings …

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Bomb blast kills at least five in Afghanistan

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Bomb blast kills at least five in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera

Police say Taliban security personnel were among those killed in the as-yet unclaimed attack. A bomb blast has killed at least five people and wounded seven in northeastern Afghanistan, local police report. The bank’s security guard and four others, including civilians and members of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban group, were among those killed, police said. The number of bomb blasts and …

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British woman who died in Sri Lanka may have been poisoned by pesticides — police

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British woman, 24, dies after falling ill in Sri Lankan hostel

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British woman, 24, dies after falling ill in Sri Lankan hostel

The Independent

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British woman, 24, dies after falling ill in Sri Lankan hostel

The Independent

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Blast in an upscale residential area in Moscow kills 1 and leaves 4 wounded

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Blast in an upscale residential area in Moscow kills 1 and leaves 4 wounded

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Pictured: Nine-year-old girl killed alongside her parents in Putin missile strike on block of flats in Ukraine as her bereft grandfather reveals his 'entire family' has died

Daily Mail

A nine-year-old girl and her parents were killed when a Russian missile strike obliterated their apartment block in Ukraine this weekend. Young Sofia Yavorska was struck by a Russian Kh-22 missile, amid escalation by Putin of strikes on Ukraine despite supposed negotiations with Donald Trump aimed at ending the war. ‘From now on it will be hated for 100 years.’ …

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47-year-old woman ‘murdered’ in Visakhapatnam; family members suspect son

The Hindu

A 47-year-old woman was reportedly murdered in her house at Coast Guard Quarters at Malkapuram on Thursday evening. Malkapuram police station Inspector Vidyasagar said they received information on Thursday late night that a woman died under suspicious circumstances at the Coast Guard Quarters. Preliminary investigation suggested that Alka Singh died between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., and only Ayushman Singh …

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One dead, six injured in house explosion at Sheetalpur in Jharkhand's Giridih

New Indian Express

RANCHI: A woman died and six others were injured after the roof of the house collapsed in an explosion at Sheetalpur in Giridihearly in the wee hours on Monday. The injured include Umesh Das, his wife Sabita Devi, their sons Sandeep and Sunny, daughter Lakshmi, and father-in-law. Paswan speculated that an old land dispute involving the house owner, Umesh Das, …

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Russian strikes kill 3, wound dozens in Ukraine overnight

Hindustan Times

Russian aerial attacks on frontline towns in eastern and central Ukraine on Thursday killed at least three people and wounded dozens, officials said. Russian strikes kill 3, wound dozens in Ukraine overnight The authorities said a 53-year-old woman was killed by a Russian bombardment in the frontline town of Kostyantynivka and a 54-year-old by a Russian drone strike on a …

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At least 17 killed and 50 seriously wounded in explosion at Yemen fuel station

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13 killed in Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia, say officials

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13 killed in Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia, say officials

The Hindu

A daytime Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and wounded about 30 others on Wednesday, officials said. Russian troops started launching the glide bombs at Zaporizhzhia in the middle of the afternoon, and at least two bombs struck residential buildings in the city, Fedorov said. Earlier, the Ukrainian military said it …

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13 killed, 30 injured in fresh Russian missile attack in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

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13 killed, 30 injured in fresh Russian missile attack in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

India Today

A daytime Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and wounded about 30 others on Wednesday, officials said. Zelenskyy and regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said Wednesday’s attack killed at least 13 civilians. Earlier, the Ukrainian military said it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze at the …

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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 5 in Gaza, including 2 babies, Palestinians say

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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 5 in Gaza, including 2 babies, Palestinians say

Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a woman, Palestinian medics said Wednesday. In Gaza City, an airstrike hit a home in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, killing a 3-week-old baby, according to the Health Ministry’s emergency service. Here’s the latest: US military carries out airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels DUBAI, United Arab …

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Light aircraft crashes at tourist hotspot in Australia, killing 3

Al Jazeera

Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the crash off island located near Perth, Western Australia. A light aircraft has crashed during takeoff at a popular tourist destination in Australia, killing three people and injuring three others. The privately owned Cessna 208 Caravan plane crashed into the sea after taking off from Rottnest Island, about 30km west of Perth, …

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Russian strike kills 13 in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

Al Jazeera

A Russian guided bomb attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least 13 civilians and injured about 30 others, officials said. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull, reporting from Kharkiv in Ukraine, said that “strikes were aimed at what has been described as an ‘industrial site’.” Hull described “scenes of devastation outside a factory, in a multi-storey apartment …

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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 17 people in Gaza, nearly all of them women or kids

Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza killed at least 17 people late Tuesday, nearly all of them women or children, the territory’s Health Ministry and hospital officials said. Issam Saqr, a displaced man from Khan Younis, told The Associated Press he hopes the ceasefire “will happen today — before tomorrow!” Here’s the latest: Israel says only a ‘limited’ number of its …

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