Articles for Suicide Bombing

Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan
2 months ago

Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan

NPR  

Death toll rises to 24 in suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan toggle caption Arshad Butt/AP QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including soldiers and railways staff, and wounding about 50 others, some critically, officials said. Sponsor Message A …

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24 killed, 46 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station
2 months ago

24 killed, 46 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station

New Indian Express  

However, the federal government dismisses these allegations and claims that foreign powers are manipulating disgruntled elements to perpetrate sabotage. The suicide bombing comes a week after a blast near a girl's school and a hospital in Balochistan's Mastung district killed eight people, including five children. Earlier, SSP Operations Muhammad Baloch had also said that initial findings point to a possible …

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Dozens killed in suicide bombing at train station in south-western Pakistan
2 months ago

Dozens killed in suicide bombing at train station in south-western Pakistan

ABC  

A suicide bombing attack at a train station in south-western Pakistan has killed at least 26 people and wounded about 50 others, officials say. As nearly 100 passengers on a platform in Quetta awaited a train headed for the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Saturday, a suicide bomber discharged an explosive which blew apart the train station's roof, destroyed a …

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27 killed, 62 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station
2 months ago

27 killed, 62 injured in suicide bombing at Pakistan's Quetta railway station

New Indian Express  

However, the federal government dismisses these allegations and claims that foreign powers are manipulating disgruntled elements to perpetrate sabotage. The suicide bombing comes a week after a blast near a girl's school and a hospital in Balochistan's Mastung district killed eight people, including five children. Earlier, SSP Operations Muhammad Baloch had also said that initial findings point to a possible …

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Suicide bombing at a rail station in Pakistan kills at least 26
2 months ago

Suicide bombing at a rail station in Pakistan kills at least 26

LA Times  

Security officials examine the site of a suicide bombing at railway station in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, on Saturday. A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 62 others, some critically, officials said. When asked about a security breach that …

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Nigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
6 months ago

Nigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent

Associated Press  

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — For the first time since 2020, three female suicide bombers attacked the Nigerian border town of Gwoza, where Boko Haram extremists declared a short-lived caliphate 10 years ago, signaling that the world’s longest war on militancy is still ongoing. This came two days after officials touted success in their war against extremists, with Nigeria’s military spokesperson Maj. …

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Video shows suicide bombing in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that killed 5 Chinese nationals
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Video shows suicide bombing in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that killed 5 Chinese nationals

Hindustan Times  

A dashcam footage has surfaced showing the moment when the suicide attack took place in Pakistan's Bisham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on March 26 which led to the death of five Chinese nationals and their driver. Bisham Sub Divisional Police Officer Juma Rehman speaking to Pakistan-based Dawn News said, “It was a suicide attack on the Chinese convoy and an …

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Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing of Kandahar bank

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 At least three people were …

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MI5 missed chance to stop attack at Ariana Grande concert, inquiry finds
1 year, 10 months ago

MI5 missed chance to stop attack at Ariana Grande concert, inquiry finds

LA Times  

Tributes in Manchester, England, on May 23, 2017, after a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in the northwestern city. Britain’s domestic intelligence agency didn’t act swiftly enough on key information and missed a significant opportunity to prevent the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in northwest England, an inquiry found Thursday. Retired …

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Afghanistan: 19 killed, dozens injured in suicide bombing in Kabul's Shiite area
2 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: 19 killed, dozens injured in suicide bombing in Kabul's Shiite area

India TV News  

Suicide bombing in Kabul: A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. The explosion inside the center in the Dashti Barchi neighborhood of Kabul — populated mostly by members of Afghanistan’s minority Shiite community — took …

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Taliban pledge to step up security at Shia mosques in Afghanistan after suicide bombing
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban pledge to step up security at Shia mosques in Afghanistan after suicide bombing

The Independent  

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Suicide bombing at southwest Pakistan checkpoint kills 3
3 years, 4 months ago

Suicide bombing at southwest Pakistan checkpoint kills 3

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 A suicide bomber detonated his …

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Afghanistan: 12 people including four security forces killed in Kabul suicide bombing; Taliban claims attack on convoy
6 years ago

Afghanistan: 12 people including four security forces killed in Kabul suicide bombing; Taliban claims attack on convoy

Firstpost  

In November Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said nearly 30,000 soldiers and police officers have been killed since 2015 - a figure far higher than anything previously acknowledged. Kabul: The death toll from a suicide bombing targeting a security forces convoy outside Kabul early Tuesday jumped to 12, officials said, with eight civilians killed in the latest Taliban-claimed attack near the …

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