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  • August 2008

    • Bus Bomb Kills 18 in Lebanon

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 13, 08 4:49 AM CDT

      Bus Bomb Kills 18 in Lebanon

      (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 Syrian president has clashed with the local Sunni population. More »

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

    • 8 Killed in China Bombings

      Reuters  |  Aug 10, 08 5:58 AM CDT

      8 Killed in China Bombings

      (Newser) - Eight people were killed today in a dozen suicide bomb attacks on government buildings by Muslim separatists in China's restive western Xinjiang province, Reuters reports. The homemade grenade attacks and police shootout rocked the small village of Kuga, some 2,000 miles from Beijing, at dawn. Almost all of the victims were believed to be bombers. More »

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      China  • bomb  • Muslims  • terrorist attack  • terrorists

    • Firebombed Researcher Fears Animal-Rights Activists

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Aug 4, 08 4:43 CDT

      Firebombed Researcher Fears Animal-Rights Activists

      (Newser) - A university researcher says he fears for his family’s safety after a weekend firebomb attack, the San Jose Mercury News reports. David Feldheim, who does neuroscience research on mice at the University of California Santa Cruz, was slightly injured. He said he expects a continuining threat from animal-rights activists—one of whom called the incident a “necessary” act. More »

  • July 2008

    • WWII Bomb Found in Budapest; Thousands Flee

      Associated Press  |  Jul 29, 08 8:01 AM CDT

      WWII Bomb Found in Budapest; Thousands Flee

      (AP) - Some 16,000 people were evacuated yesterday in Budapest after construction workers unearthed a huge unexploded bomb from World War II. The 2-ton explosive, being disarmed today by experts, is one of the largest found in the city since 1945. Thousands of unexploded bombs are believed to be buried in the area, which was heavily bombed by US and Russian forces. Close to 10,000 people were evacuated last week after a smaller bomb was discovered. More »

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      World War II  • bomb  • evacuation  • Hungary  • Budapest

    • ETA Behind Blasts in Northern Spain

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 21, 08 9:48 AM CDT

      ETA Behind Blasts in Northern Spain

      (Newser) - The Basque separatist group ETA detonated five bombs in northern Spain yesterday in a coordinated attack, the Telegraph reports, though only one injury was reported. Four bombs went off in tourist resorts; a fifth targeted a bank near Bilbao. The explosions marked the traditional summer bombing campaign ETA has waged in an attempt to disrupt Spanish tourism. More »

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      terrorism  • Spain  • bomb  • Basque separatists  • Spain terror attacks  • ETA  • Bilbao

    • Iraq Insurgents Gain Deadly New Weapon

      Washington Post  |  Jul 10, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      Iraq Insurgents Gain Deadly New Weapon

      (Newser) - Shiite insurgents in Iraq have been attacking US forces with a new weapon the military fears could kill dozens of troops at a time, reports the Washington Post . Rocket-propelled bombs, made of propane tanks packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives, have killed at least 21 people this year, including three US troops—and are being used with increasing frequency. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • insurgents  • bomb  • rocket attacks  • IED  • Shiite insurgents  • rocket

    • Rebel Bomb Revenge Plot Foiled in Colombia

      Reuters  |  Jul 6, 08 8:53 AM CDT

      Rebel Bomb Revenge Plot Foiled in Colombia

      (Newser) - The Colombian army seized nearly a ton of explosives near Bogota, foiling a bomb plot by the rebel group known as FARC, according to authorities. Military officials suspect a series of bomb attacks were planned across the capital in the next few days in retaliation for the recent high-profile rescue of 15 hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt, Reuters reports. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • FARC  • bomb  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  • bomb threat  • Bogota  • explosives  • revenge

  • May 2008

    • Brit Cafe Bomber 'Preyed On by Extremists'

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 23, 08 3:47 AM CDT

      Brit Cafe Bomber 'Preyed On by Extremists'

      (Newser) - British police believe a mentally ill man who tried to blow himself up in a restaurant yesterday was taken advantage of by Islamic extremists, the Guardian reports. The recent convert to Islam walked into a busy restaurant in the West Country city of Exeter and exploded a device. The only person hurt was the bomber, who suffered serious facial injuries. The bomb and another found nearby had the capacity to cause serious harm. More »

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      terrorism  • United Kingdom  • England  • bomb  • Islamic extremists  • radical

    • India Locks Down Jaipur After Bombs Kill 80

      Associated Press  |  May 14, 08 7:10 AM CDT

      India Locks Down Jaipur After Bombs Kill 80

      (Newser) - Police have locked down the old city of Jaipur today after seven bomb blasts killed at least 80 people yesterday, the AP reports. Police in the western Indian city suspect Islamic terrorists were behind the carnage and have imposed the curfew to prevent any retaliatory violence from the city's Hindu majority against its large Muslim population. More »

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      India  • bomb  • Pakistan militants  • peace talks  • Islamic terrorism  • terrorist attack  • Hindus  • Jaipur

    • Bomb Damages San Diego Courthouse

      ABC News  |  May 5, 08 4:39 AM CDT

      Bomb Damages San Diego Courthouse

      (Newser) - In what could be the work of a serial bomber, a multi-pipe bomb exploded yesterday at a San Diego courthouse, shattering its door and blasting shrapnel across the street, ABC News reports. No one was hurt in the predawn explosion. The FBI is investigating the incident, which follows a similar bombing in the city last month that destroyed the door of a Federal Express building. No one has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack, and no threats were received. More »

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      FBI  • San Diego  • bomb  • explosion  • courthouse

  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • 40 Iraq Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Blast

      BBC  |  Feb 24, 08 10:00 AM CST

      40 Iraq Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Blast

      (Newser) - At least 40 people were killed today when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest amid a crowd of Shiite pilgrims during a trek south of Baghdad. A tent where the marchers stopped for food exploded in Iskandariyah in the second attack on Arbaeen, a day when millions descend on Karbala to honor the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, who is buried there. More »

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      Iraq  • Shiite  • suicide bombing  • Sunni  • bomb  • Sunnis  • pilgrims  • Arbaeen  • pilgrimage

  • January 2008

    • Iraq Booby-Trap Blast Kills 6 US Troops

      Washington Post  |  Jan 10, 08 5:00 AM CST

      Iraq Booby-Trap Blast Kills 6 US Troops

      (Newser) - Six US soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter were killed when a booby-trapped house in Diyala province exploded, the Washington Pos t reports. Four others were injured. Another three soldiers were killed Tuesday as tens of thousands of US and Iraqi troops, along with many local volunteers, began sweeping through northern Iraq in a bid to wipe out al-Qaeda's remaining sanctuaries. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • bomb  • Iraqi soldiers

  • December 2007

    • Bomb Explodes in Paris Office, Kills 1

      Reuters  |  Dec 6, 07 9:42 AM CST

      Bomb Explodes in Paris Office, Kills 1

      (Newser) - A bomb exploded in a Paris office building today, killing a secretary and seriously injuring at least one other person, Bloomberg reports. The parcel was addressed to the fourth floor, which houses the Shoah Foundation, a Holocaust research group. The building is also home to Nicolas Sarkozy’s former law firm. A second suspect package is being defused in the now-cordoned off building. More »

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      France  • terrorism  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • bomb  • Michele Alliot Marie

  • November 2007

    • 13 Dead in Baghdad Pet Market Blast

      Reuters  |  Nov 23, 07 9:49 AM CST

      13 Dead in Baghdad Pet Market Blast

      (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 26. Still, the US military says attacks are down 55% since the surge started in June. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • bombing  • bomb  • Mosul

  • October 2007

    • Russian "Father of All Bombs" May Be Hoax

      Wired  |  Oct 4, 07 5:18 CDT

      Russian "Father of All Bombs" May Be Hoax

      (Newser) - Several weeks after Russia boasted of successfully testing the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb, US experts and officials are beginning to voice doubts. Careful analysis of video footage of the device reveal inconsistencies, particularly about just what kind of bomb it was, Wired reports. "You've got to approach Russian claims with skepticism," one analyst says. More »

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      bomb  • Russian military  • military strategy

  • September 2007

    • Russia Tests ‘Father of All Bombs’

      Reuters  |  Sep 12, 07 9:45 AM CDT

      Russia Tests ‘Father of All Bombs’

      (Newser) - Russia has tested a vacuum bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon, christening it after an American nuke while insisting it's “not unleashing a new arms race.” Trumpeting the “father of all bombs” in a report on State TV, an army higher-up said that, unlike a nuclear device, this weapon “does not contaminate the environment." More »

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      Russia  • Afghanistan  • Vladimir Putin  • bomb  • weapon

    • Syria Claims Israel Bombed its Territory

      Reuters  |  Sep 6, 07 6:41 CDT

      Syria Claims Israel Bombed its Territory

      (Newser) - Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory today—and says it could retaliate, Reuters reports. Israel's "aggression and treachery" caused no casualties or damage, Syria said. "It appears the Israeli planes were on a reconnaissance mission when they got caught by Syrian defenses and were forced to drop their bombs and extra fuel tanks," says one diplomat; Israel had no comment. More »

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      Israel  • Middle East  • Syria  • bomb  • peace  • attack

  • August 2007

    • Three UK Soldiers Killed by US Fire

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 24, 07 9:59 AM CDT

      Three UK Soldiers Killed by US Fire

      (Newser) - Fire from an American jet killed three British soldiers in Afghanistan yesterday evening in one of the worst “friendly fire” disasters in years. The US air support was called in to aid the soldiers, who were fighting Taliban forces; a single bomb from the F15 killed the Royal Anglian soldiers and wounded two others. An investigation was launched immediately, the Times reports. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Great Britain  • military  • bomb  • British troops  • friendly fire

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