Posts Tagged ‘suicide-bomber’
Ex-Pak Interior Minister escapes suicide attack, son injured
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao and his son had a narrow escape when a suicide bomber blew himself up near their motorcade in the country's restive northwest Visit link: Ex-Pak Interior Minister escapes suicide attack, son injured
Sweden narrowly avoided Christmas carnage: minister (AFP)
AFP - A suicide bomber who blew himself up in Stockholm at the weekend was just minutes away from wreaking carnage among Christmas shoppers, said Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt. Original post: Sweden narrowly avoided Christmas carnage: minister (AFP)
Swedish bomber planned Christmas carnage: investigators (AFP)
AFP - A suicide bomber who blew himself up in Stockholm at the weekend was carrying a cocktail of explosives and probably meant to wreak carnage among Christmas shoppers, investigators said Monday. Excerpt from: Swedish bomber planned Christmas carnage: investigators (AFP)
Swedes shocked by 1st terror attack in 3 decades (AP)
AP - No one died except for the suspected bomber, but two explosions in Sweden's capital tore at the fabric of this tolerant and open nation — a society that hadn't seen a terrorist attack in more than three decades. Read more: Swedes shocked by 1st terror attack in 3 decades (AP)
Iraqi officials say 17 killed in suicide bombing (AP)
AP - A suicide bomber blew up his car Sunday outside government offices in a province west of the Iraqi capital, killing 17 people, including women and elderly people waiting to collect welfare checks, officials said. The rest is here: Iraqi officials say 17 killed in suicide bombing (AP)
Swedish police: Explosions were terrorism (AP)
AP - Swedish police said Sunday that two explosions in central Stockholm were an act of terrorism by what appeared to be a suicide bomber, who killed himself and injured two people. More: Swedish police: Explosions were terrorism (AP)
Suicide attack kills 4 near NATO base in Afghanistan (Reuters)
Reuters - A suicide bomber killed two foreign troops and two Afghan civilians in a bazaar outside a NATO base in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, and wounded nearly 20 others, NATO and Afghan officials said. More here: Suicide attack kills 4 near NATO base in Afghanistan (Reuters)
Double Pakistan mosque attacks kill 65 (AFP)
AFP - A suicide bomber killed at least 61 people when he blew apart a packed mosque, and four others died in a second attack nearby in Pakistan's militant Islamist-infested northwest. Excerpt from: Double Pakistan mosque attacks kill 65 (AFP)
Suicide attack at Pakistan mosque kills 61 (AFP)
AFP - A suicide bomber destroyed a Pakistani mosque on Friday, killing 61 people during the main weekly prayers and leaving body parts under a collapsed roof and pulverised rubble. See the original post here: Suicide attack at Pakistan mosque kills 61 (AFP)
Suicide bomber kills 50 in Pakistani mosque (AP)
AP - A suicide bomber struck a mosque in northwest Pakistan during prayers Friday, causing the roof to collapse and killing at least 50 people. The bombing may have targeted an anti-Taliban activist, officials said Continue reading here: Suicide bomber kills 50 in Pakistani mosque (AP)
