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NEWS ABOUT: bomb explosion

bomb explosion stories: 10 news summaries

Bomb Hits Athens
Stock Exchange


Sep 2, 09 3:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb blast outside the Athens stock exchange damaged the building and injured a female pedestrian, the BBC reports. A second bomb detonated outside a government building in Thessaloniki, causing minor damage and no injuries. The blasts are suspected of being the work of Greek extremist group Revolutionary Struggle.... More »

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terrorism • revolution • car bomb • Greece • stock exchange • Athens • bomb explosion • Revolutionary Struggle

ETA Admits Attacks as 2nd Bomb Hits Spanish Island

'We will answer with weapons,' separatist group warns

Aug 9, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Basque separatist group ETA is claiming responsibility for three blasts today in the Spanish island of Mallorca, including one at a restaurant where so far there are no reports of injuries, CNN reports. ETA had already claimed responsibility today for a series of attacks in Spain in June and July,... More »

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terrorism • Spain • ETA • separatists • bomb explosion

(AP) - A car bomb exploded today near several restaurants in a Shiite neighborhood of northwest Baghdad, killing 41 people and injuring more than 70. No group claimed responsibility, but the style and location of the attack suggested it was carried out by Sunni extremists, such as Al-Qaeda in Iraq, in an... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • car bomb • bomb explosion

 Cairo Blast 
 Kills French 
 Teen, Injures 
 17 Schoolmates 

Tourists targeted in possible Gaza retaliation

Feb 23, 09 2:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A French teenager was killed and 17 others in her visiting school group were injured when a bomb tucked beneath a bench exploded in a bustling Cairo bazaar last night, the Times of London reports. Police later dismantled a second device in a souvenir market. Three suspects are in custody.... More »

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Gaza • Egypt • Cairo • bomb explosion • tourists • Arab Israeli conflict • injured

 6 Dead in 4th Day 
 of Baghdad Bombings 

Four days of escalating violence leaves dozens dead and wounded

Nov 6, 08 6:53 AM CST
(AP) - A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed six people and injured more than 20 others today, the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital. The deadliest attack came near a checkpoint in central Baghdad, while another targeting a government convoy killed six city workers. A string... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Iraq Civil War • bomb explosion • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Sunni allies

 Thai Blasts Injure 
 at Least 60 

Triple explosion leaves dozens injured in Muslim south

Nov 4, 08 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Three separate bomb blasts injured more than 60 people in a Muslim region in south Thailand, reports the BBC. The explosions took place near a government office and a tea shop, appearing to target a meeting of local officials. Police accused separatist insurgents, who have targeted the area for years... More »

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terrorism • insurgents • Thailand • bomb • bomb explosion

 Bus Bomb Kills 18 in Lebanon

Explosion kills soldiers, civilians; dozens more wounded

Aug 13, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bomb that exploded on a bus in Lebanon's second-largest city killed at least 18 people and wounded 40. At least seven of the dead were soldiers, reports the Times of London. The attack took place in the port town of Tripoli, where a sect of Shiites associated with the... More »

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Lebanon • bomb • bomb explosion • bus bombing • Shiite militants • Tripoli, Lebanon

 Istanbul Bombs Kill 13, Injure 70

Blasts considered terror attack: governor

Jul 27, 08 5:03 PM CDT
(AP) - Two bombs exploded just minutes apart in Istanbul, killing 13 and injuring around 70 others today in a square packed with people, the governor said. The bombs were placed in trash cans and police were investigating who might be behind the blasts. "There is no doubt that this is... More »

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Turkey • Istanbul • bomb explosion • terrorist attack

Pakistan's Strife Grows as New Gov't Waits in the Wings

Restaurant bomb, airstrikes kill at least 17

Mar 16, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A series of airstrikes on a Pakistan compound believed to be sheltering Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters killed at least 16 today, AFP reports, a day before the country's incoming government is to be sworn in. The declining security comes after a bomb exploded last night in an Islamabad restaurant crowded... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • extremists • bombing • bomb explosion • Pakistan militants • al-Qaeda

Court Bombings Kill 13 in India

Suspected terror blasts injure dozens more

Nov 23, 07 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Several coordinated bombings outside courthouses in northern India today killed at least 13 and injured dozens more, Reuters reports. The bombings took place in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, and most of the casualties were lawyers. The government blamed terrororists trying to incite violence between Hindus and Muslims, but... More »

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India • terrorist • lawyer • bomb explosion • militant

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