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bus bombing stories: 6 news summaries

 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

 Bus Bomb Kills 24 in Sri Lanka  

Rebel Tamil Tigers again responsible for rush-hour attack, government claims

Apr 25, 08 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bomb blast on a public bus killed 24 and injured 52 people today in Sri Lanka, the BBC reports. The device exploded in a vehicle full of rush-hour commuters; government officials blamed the separatist Tamil Tigers for the attack. More »

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terrorism • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • separatists • ceasefire • bus bombing • Colombo

Bombing Kills 12 in Sri Lanka

Colombo's train station hit on eve of independence celebration

Feb 3, 08 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber killed at least 12 in the main train station of Sri Lankan capital Colombo today, AFP reports, in the latest round of violence on the eve of the country's 60th anniversary of independence from Britain. More than 100 were wounded in the attack, believed to be the... More »

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suicide bomber • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • suicide bombing • bombing • female suicide bomber • bus bombing • Colombo • separatist group

 Sri Lanka Bus Bomb Kills 20

Bus was packed with Buddhist pilgrims; authorities blame Tamil Tigers

Feb 2, 08 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A bomb suspected to be the work of Tamil Tiger rebels detonated on a crowded bus in Sri Lanka today, killing at least 20 and leaving more than 60 seriously burned or otherwise injured. The parcel bomb ripped through a private bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims that had stopped at a... More »

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Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • bombing • Buddhism • religious pilgrims • bus bombing

Sri Lankan Blast Kills 26

Ceasefire ends as at least 60 wounded in bus attack

Jan 16, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 26 people were killed and 60 injured after an explosion ripped through a packed bus today in Buttala, Sri Lanka. The bombing was followed by gunfire, which medical workers said was responsible for many of the dead. The attack came as the government abandoned an ineffectual ceasefire with... More »

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terrorism • India • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • bombing • Ceylon • ceasefire • Buttala • bus bombing

Coalition Bombs Kill 7 Afghan Boys

Police capture suspect in deadly Kabul bus blast as violence worsens

Jun 18, 07 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Worsening widespread concerns about civilian deaths in Afghanistan, a U.S.-led coalition bombing killed seven boys yesterday at a compound in the eastern part of the country. The target, which contained a mosque and a school, was suspected of housing Al-Qaeda militants. "We had a misunderstanding," the... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • civilian casualties • children • suicide bombing • Paktika • Kabul • bombing • coalition troops • bus bombing

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