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NEWS ABOUT: gunmen

gunmen stories: 16 news summaries

Drug Gunmen Attack Mexican Police Bases

Five dead as violence spikes in western state after recent arrests

Jul 12, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gunmen attacked federal police bases in at least six Mexican cities, killing three police officers and two soldiers, the BBC reports. The burst of violence follows arrests and gun battles on Friday in Morelia, where 40 men armed with assault rifles and grenades carried out the raid on the police... More »

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Mexico • violence • Mexican drug war • attack • drug cartel • Michoacan • gunmen

(Newser) - Gunmen killed 11 people and injured 12 in a southern Thailand mosque today, AFP reports. Officials said between two and five armed men entered the mosque and fired “indiscriminately.” It’s the latest incident in a 5-year guerrilla war that has killed 3,700 in Narathiwat province. The... More »

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Thailand • mosque • shooting • insurgency • gunmen • Narathiwat province

 17 Dead in Acapulco Shootout 

Violence further damages resort's tourism industry

Jun 7, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A fierce, 2-hour gun battle between drug agents and Mexican authorities in Acapulco has left 15 gunmen and 2 soldiers dead, the BBC reports. After receiving a tip, troops ambushed a house in the resort town last night, as gunmen hurled grenades and crashed their cars trying to flee. Upon... More »

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Mexico • tourism • violence • drug cartel • gunmen

(Newser) - Gunmen raised political tensions in Iran today by shooting up a campaign office in Zahedan, the town where a mosque bombing left 23 dead yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tehran officials accused Washington of supporting the gunmen, who injured up to three people in the office of President Mahmoud... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Sunni militants • bombing • attack • al-Qaeda • gunmen

Calif. Mom Begs for Snatched Tot's Return 

Cops stumped by home robbery that turned into kidnapping

May 6, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mother whose toddler son was snatched by gunmen who invaded her home pleaded yesterday for her son's return. "If anyone sees my boy, call the police quickly. I need you to help me find my boy," a tearful Maria Rosalina Millan said at a press conference. Briant... More »

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California • crime • robbery • kidnapping • abduction • armed robbery • Amber Alert • gunmen • home invasion • Briant Rodriguez

 Gunmen Grab 
 Toddler From 
 Calif. Home 

Cops stumped for motive by gunmen who invaded San Bernardino

May 4, 09 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 3-year-old boy was abducted from his California home yesterday after two gunmen bound his mother and four siblings, reports AP. "We have no idea why they took the child," said a police spokesman. "They were strangers to the whole family." The gunmen burst into the... More »

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California • crime • robbery • kidnapping • Los Angeles • Amber Alert • gunmen • home invasion • Briant Rodriguez

(AP) - Pakistani security forces overpowered a group of gunmen who staged a deadly, highly coordinated assault on a police academy today, capturing six of the militants while eight others died during an hours-long battle in the country's east. Apart from the militants, the assault left eight police and three civilians dead,... More »

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Lahore • gunmen • terror attack • Mumbai attacks

 20 Killed 
 in Siege 
 at Pakistan 
 Police School 

Paramilitary forces are locked in gun battle with attackers

Mar 30, 09 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani troops were locked in a fierce firefight today with gunmen who stormed a police academy near Lahore, killing 20 officers. The attackers, armed with automatic rifles and grenades, stormed the academy's morning turnout dressed as police, reports the Times of London. They "opened fire after throwing grenades,"... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • police • attack • Lahore • gunmen

(Newser) - A British cricket referee traveling in the Sri Lankan convoy attacked in Lahore yesterday said Pakistani police fled the confrontation, the AP reports. “There was not a sign of a policeman anywhere,” Chris Broad said. “They had clearly left the scene and left us to be sitting... More »

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Pakistan • police • cricket • Sri Lanka • Britain • Lahore • terrorist attack • gunmen • Chris Broad

 8 Die as Pakistan Gunmen 
 Attack Sri Lankan Cricket Team 


5 cops killed, at least 8 team members injured

Mar 3, 09 2:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A dozen masked gunmen armed with rocket launchers and rifles opened fire in Pakistan today on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's national cricket team, killing five police officers and injuring at least eight team members. Gunmen rushed the bus as it headed to a stadium in Lahore for a match... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • cricket • Sri Lanka • Lahore • gunmen

Mexican Gunmen
Kill Elite Cop, 6 Kids

Several others killed as Mexico implodes

Feb 16, 09 4:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Mexican gunmen rained bullets on the home of an elite cop, killing him, six children in his extended family and five others. The officer was assigned to ferret out police corruption, reports the Los Angeles Times. The violence was unusual for oil-rich Tobasco, which has been largely immune from such... More »

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Mexico • police • murder • Mexican drug war • Tabasco • gunmen

 Guests Return 
 to Battered 
 Mumbai Hotels 

Reopening marks city's quick rebound

Dec 22, 08 1:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Both five-star Mumbai hotels targeted in last month's deadly terror attacks reopened for business yesterday, marking the defiant rebound with glitz and prayer, reports the Los Angeles Times reports. Amid tight security, Bollywood stars and top government officials celebrated at the century-old Taj Mahal—whose flaming building became the iconic... More »

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terrorism • India • Mumbai • rebuilding • gunmen • Mumbai attacks • Taj Mahal hotel • Oberoi hotel

 Taj Mahal Hotel 
 Cleared of Terrorists: India 

American rabbi, wife remain hostage at Jewish group's headquarters

Nov 27, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - India’s National Security Guard has killed all the terrorist gunmen holed up in Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel, IBN Live reports. Security forces continue to battle the terrorists at the Hotel Oberoi Trident, where at least 30 hostages are still being held. Paramilitary units are preparing to mount a... More »

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India • terrorist • Mumbai • terrorist attack • hostage • gunmen

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 Indian Army in Gunfights 
 With Terrorists at Hotels 

American officials safe: state department

Nov 26, 08 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The Indian army is engaged in gunfights with terrorists at two five-star hotels and a hospital in the financial hub of Mumbai, IBNLive.com reports. The fate of hostages—media reports say Americans and Britons are being held, but details are impossible to pin down—remains unclear. The city remains... More »

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India • White House • State Department • Mumbai • terrorist attack • hostage • gunmen • grenade • Indian army

UPDATED

 Westerners Hostage 
 in Mumbai Chaos 

Chief of anti-terror squad among the dead; injured toll passes 900

Nov 26, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The gunmen who have already killed 80 in Mumbai are holed up with at least 15 hostages, including seven foreigners, inside the Taj Mahal Hotel, the Press Trust of India reports. The latest reports put the count of injured above 900. Among the dead are the chief of a police... More »

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India • death toll • terrorist • Mumbai • terrorist attack • gunmen • grenade

UPDATED

 Mumbai Death Toll Climbs to 80 

Foreigners may be hostage as Indian authorities battle terrorists in coordinated attacks

Nov 26, 08 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A coordinated attack by men armed with machine guns and grenades has killed 80 and injured 250 in Mumbai, the Times of India reports. The violence started at a major rail hub, and included bombings of hotels and near a hospital. Indian officials are calling the attack a “terror... More »

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India • explosion • Mumbai • terrorist attack • gunfire • gunmen • grenade

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