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New Afghan Bombing Kills 37

Target was a NATO convoy

Feb 18, 08 7:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Terrorists targeting a Canadian NATO convoy today in southern Afghanistan killed at least 37 when they detonated a massive car bomb in a crowded marketplace, the Guardian reports. At least 30 more were wounded, including three soldiers. Like yesterday’s bombing, which claimed 100 lives and was the deadliest since... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • Canada • bombing • Kandahar

80 Killed in Afghan Bombing

Worst Taliban suicide attack since 2001 hits spectators at dog fight

Feb 17, 08 5:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide blast today killed at least 80 in a crowd of spectators watching a dog fight in the Afghan city of Kandahar. Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack, but local authorities believe it was the work of the Taliban, which has a large presence in the area, BBC reports.... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • terrorism • suicide bombing • bombing • Kandahar • dogfighting

Pakistan Car Bomb Kills 37 Two Days Before Vote

Blast hits election office as fears mount over security, rigged results

Feb 16, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - A car bomb exploded during a rally by Benazir Bhutto’s political party in Pakistan today, killing 37 people and wounding nearly 100 just two days before crucial elections. The blast happened in front of an election office of the Pakistan People’s Party, which Bhutto led before her assassination... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bomber • bombing • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan People's Party • Human Rights Watch • Pakistan Muslim League • Riaz Hussein • election

Suicide Bomber Kills 1 in Israeli Mall Attack

Police kill second bomber before he can detonate

Feb 4, 08 7:59 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli mall today, killing one woman and injuring seven, in the first suicide bombing in Israel in more than a year. Police shot a second bomber as he was attempting to detonate an explosives belt. “We heard a large explosion and people started to... More »

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Israel • terrorism • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • bombing • Dimona

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

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98 Dead in Baghdad Bombings

'Suicide bombers' revealed as mentally disabled women wearing remote-controlled explosive belts

Feb 1, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Twin bombs ripped apart two busy pet markets in Baghdad this morning, killing at least 98 people and injuring more than 200. Two women initially identified as suicide bombers were actually mentally disabled women wearing explosive belts that were blown up by remote control, CNN reports. "By targeting innocent... More »

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Afghan Deputy Governor, 5 Others Killed in Mosque Attack

Bombing comes amid  'failed state' warnings

Jan 31, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed six people, including the deputy governor of the dangerous Helmand province, in an attack inside a mosque today. At least 11 others were injured in the explosion in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, a focus of reconstruction programs led by the British army,... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • suicide bomber • Kabul • bombing • opium • British military • drug trade • poppies • Pir Mohammad • failed state • Helmand province

US Embassy in Algiers
on Terror Alert

Americans warned to restrict movements

Jan 20, 08 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - US Embassy officials have warned employees in Algiers to take increased security measures to guard against the heightened risk of terror attacks, Reuters reports. It was the second warning since double bombings in the city two months ago that were claimed by al-Qaeda. All Americans were urged to limit their... More »

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Algeria • bombing • Algiers • al-Qaeda

Tourists Ambushed
in Yemen

At least 2 dead, several others wounded; officials blame al-Qaeda militants

Jan 18, 08 9:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists traveling through southeastern Yemen today, killing four, Reuters reports. Two female Belgian tourists, a Yemeni driver, and a Yemeni guide died, and at least two other members of the 15-person party were wounded. Officials said Islamic militants associated with al-Qaeda were responsible... More »

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bombing • Yemen • attack • tourists • Wadi Daw'an • Do'an Valley

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

Beirut Blast Rips US Car, Kills 4

At least 19 wounded in latest in spate of attacks on Western targets

Jan 15, 08 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - An explosion blasted a US embassy car just north of Beirut today, killing at least four in a predominantly Christian neighborhood, CNN reports. It was unclear whether the car was the target of the blast or tripped a roadside bomb. The driver of the US vehicle was injured, as were... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • bombing • Beirut • US Embassy • Dora Karantina

US Bombs al-Qaeda Sites in Iraq

Strike was aimed at al-Qaeda safe havens north of Baghdad

Jan 10, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - US bombers and fighters dropped 40,000 pounds of explosives on al-Qaeda stronghold Arab Jabour, an agricultural area just north of Baghdad. The 10-minute strike flattened 40 targets ahead of ground troops as part of Operation Phantom Phoenix, a new offensive against al-Qaeda, the AP reports. Nine US troops have... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Anbar • Diyala Province • Operation Phantom Phoenix • airstrike • al-Qaeda in Iraq

India Train Bomb Kills 5

Adivasi militants claim responsibility

Dec 13, 07 5:37 AM CST
(Newser) - At least five passengers were killed early today when a bomb exploded beneath a packed passenger train in trouble-wracked northeast India, AP reports. The bomb tore through the luggage car of the Rajdhani Express traveling to New Delhi from Assam state.  A little known militant group claimed responsibility for... More »

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India • bombing • Assam • railroad • United Liberation Front of Asom

Algiers Searches for Missing

Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for twin blasts that killed dozens

Dec 12, 07 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers worked though the night to locate missing UN workers and others trapped in the rubble left by yesterday's twin car bombs in Algiers, which a North African group linked to al-Qaeda claims to have detonated. Death counts vary, but the UN estimates that 45 were killed, including a dozen... More »

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United Nations • bombing • Algiers • North Africa • car bomb • al-Qaeda Islamic Maghreb • al-Qaeda

Female Suicide Bomber Strikes in Central Iraq

16 die in second attack by a woman in 2 weeks; another blast kills 10

Dec 7, 07 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - A woman detonated a bomb today in the offices of a group fighting Al-Qaeda in central Iraq, killing 16 and injuring 27. The suicide bombing, at the Muqdadiyah office of an anti-al-Qaeda group, was the second by a woman in 2 weeks, AFP reports. Elsewhere in restive Diyala province, a... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Baquba • bombing • female suicide bomber • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda

22 Afghan Road Workers Killed in US Air Strike

Action relied
on faulty intelligence,
say officials

Nov 28, 07 5:15 AM CST
(Newser) - A coalition air strike based on faulty intelligence killed at least 22 Afghan road workers today, said Afghan officials. The engineers and laborers were building a road for US forces in the mountains of Nuristan in the east. They were asleep in two tents when the bombardment killed all of... More »

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Afghanistan • civilian casualties • bombing • airstrike

13 Dead in Baghdad Pet Market Blast

Dozens wounded; bomber hid device
in box of birds

Nov 23, 07 9:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Thirteen people were killed and 57 wounded when a bomb hidden in a box of birds exploded today at a pet market in Baghdad. Four policeman were among the dead, reports Reuters. The bombing was the deadliest in Iraq since car bombs killed 32 people in the capital on September... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • bomb • Mosul

Afghan Blast Killed 59 Children

Death toll reaches 75; police have detained two suspects

Nov 9, 07 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - The death toll from Tuesday's suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan has been revised up to 75, CNN reports, including 59  schoolchildren who had come to greet the visiting dignitaries who were the target of the attack. The blast also claimed five teachers, six lawmakers, and five of their guards. Police... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • suicide bombing • bombing

More Than 50 Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing

Six lawmakers are among the dead;
explosion hit villagers, children
gathered to greet visiting dignitaries

Nov 6, 07 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber killed more than 50 people in northern Afghanistan today, Reuters reports, including five lawmakers, in the worst bombing in the nation’s history. A huge crowd of residents and school children had gathered to greet a delegation of members of parliament, the bomb's apparent target, visiting a... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • bombing • al-Qaeda

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