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  • August 2008

    • Al Qaeda Claims Algeria Bombings

      Reuters  |  Aug 22, 08 9:50 AM CDT

      Al Qaeda Claims Algeria Bombings

      (Newser) - The North African branch of al-Qaeda has claimed it was behind a pair of car bombs in Algeria that killed 12 this week, al-Jazeera reports. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb issued an audio recording of an official announcing responsibility for the attacks. The bombings were the latest in a series of attacks by the group, including a car bomb Tuesday that killed 48, Reuters reports. The attacks were retaliation for security forces' crackdown on militants, the tape said. More »

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      terrorism  • car bomb  • al-Qaeda Islamic Maghreb  • audiotape

    • Twin Algeria Bombings Kill 11

      New York Times  |  Aug 20, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      Twin Algeria Bombings Kill 11

      (Newser) - Two car bombs killed 11 people and left 31 wounded in the Algerian city of Bouira, just a day after a suicide bombing in Algiers killed dozens more. Today's bombs targeted a hotel and a military command center, and one of the explosions occurred as a passenger bus drove past. No group has taken responsibility for any of the bombings, reports the New York Times , but in 2006 a long-term insurgent group swore allegiance to al-Qaeda. More »

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      terrorism  • insurgents  • suicide bombing  • car bomb  • Algeria  • Algiers

    • Bombing Outside US Base in Afghanistan Kills 12

      New York Times  |  Aug 19, 08 6:57 AM CDT

      Bombing Outside US Base in Afghanistan Kills 12

      (Newser) - A suicide bomber killed 12 workers and wounded 22 others after detonating his vehicle outside a US military base in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, the New York Times reports. No American military personnel were injured or killed. A second suicide car-bomber tried to follow soon after but was turned back, as were militants wearing explosive vests who stormed the base this morning. More »

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      Taliban  • War on Terror  • suicide bombing  • Afghanistan war  • car bomb  • coalition forces

  • July 2008

    • Kabul Bomb Kills 41 at Indian Embassy

      CNN  |  Jul 7, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Kabul Bomb Kills 41 at Indian Embassy

      (Newser) - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb outside the Indian embassy in Kabul today, killing 41 people and injuring 141. Several diplomats were among the dead, as well as children, security guards and visa seekers on the crowded street in the Afghan capital, reports CNN. The huge blast was the deadliest attack in Kabul this year. More »

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      Afghanistan  • India  • suicide bombing  • car bomb  • Kabul

  • June 2008

    • Danish Embassy Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan

      BBC  |  Jun 2, 08 7:00 AM CDT

      Danish Embassy Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan

      (Newser) - At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a car bomb exploded outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad today, reports the BBC. At least one embassy worker was among the dead, but no Danish nationals. The attack may be linked to a series of threats on Danish embassies since a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, considered offensive to Islam, was reprinted in Danish newspapers in February. More »

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      Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • car bomb  • Islamabad  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • Ayman al-Zawahiri

  • April 2008

    • Huge Car Bomb Kills 40 In Eastern Iraq

      Reuters  |  Apr 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT

      Huge Car Bomb Kills 40 In Eastern Iraq

      (Newser) - A car bomb ripped through the Iraqi city of Baquba today, leaving at least 40 people dead and more than 70 injured, Reuters reports. The bomb went off near midday outside a restaurant that faces the city's main courthouse. Only a short while later a second bomb went off in the city of Ramadi, killing another 13 people. More »

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      Iraq  • car bomb  • Baquba  • Diyala Province  • Ramadi

  • February 2008

    • Top Hezbollah Militant Killed

      Al Jazeera  |  Feb 13, 08 7:34 AM CST

      Top Hezbollah Militant Killed

      (Newser) - A notorious Hezbollah commander was killed by a car bomb late last night in Damascus, the group said today, ending his reign of high-profile terror attacks that included the 1985 TWA hijacking, the 1992 Israeli embassy bombings, and the killing of more than 200 Americans in Lebanon in the 1980s. Hezbollah claims Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated by Israeli agents, Al Jazeera reports, though Israel denies that charge. More »

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      Israel  • Syria  • assassination  • Hezbollah  • car bomb  • Damascus  • Imad Mughniyeh

  • January 2008

    • Beirut Car Bomb Kills 7

      BBC  |  Jan 25, 08 4:43 AM CST

      Beirut Car Bomb Kills 7

      (Newser) - At least seven people are dead and more injured after what appeared to be a car bomb ripped through a Christian suburb of Beirut this morning. Lebanese TV showed footage of a black crater surrounded by burning, mangled vehicles. One of the victims was a captain in the country's police intelligence unit, although authorities have not commented on whether he was the target of the attack, reports the BBC. More »

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      Syria  • Lebanon  • car bomb  • Beirut

  • December 2007

    • Iraqis Vow to Take Charge Despite Bombings

      New York Times  |  Dec 13, 07 6:05 AM CST

      Iraqis Vow to Take Charge Despite Bombings

      (Newser) - Iraqi officials confirmed yesterday that they will take over security from exiting British troops in Basra, despite the triple car bomb explosions that claimed as many as 41 lives yesterday in nearby Amara. Local authorities had only recently taken over control of the city from the British military, and multiple Shiite groups have faced off to assert their authority. Officials banned vehicles from the city yesterday in the latest security move. More »

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      Iraq  • car bomb  • Iraqi security forces  • Amara

    • Algiers Searches for Missing

      CNN  |  Dec 12, 07 8:44 AM CST

      Algiers Searches for Missing

      (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 UN staffers, CNN reports. The group, which wants to turn North Africa into an Islamic state, posted its claim on an Islamist website.  More »

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

    • Car Bombs Kill at Least 40 in Amara, Iraq

      CNN  |  Dec 12, 07 6:12 AM CST

      Car Bombs Kill at Least 40 in Amara, Iraq

      (Newser) - A series of near-simultaneous car bombs killed at least 40 and injured dozens this morning in Amara, a Shiite-dominated city in southeastern Iraq, CNN reports. The British military handed the area to Iraqi forces in August, 2006; it has been the scene of increasingly violent confrontations between Shiite factions. More »

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      Iraq  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • car bomb  • Amara

    • Bombings Mark Gates' Iraq Visit

      Reuters  |  Dec 5, 07 3:47 PM CST

      Bombings Mark Gates' Iraq Visit

      (Newser) - In an unannounced visit to Iraq today, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believed stability there is a reachable goal, even as car bombs claimed 23 lives in Baghdad and elsewhere, Reuters reports. "More than ever, I believe that the goal of a secure, stable, and democratic Iraq is within reach,” Gates told a Baghdad news conference. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Robert Gates  • car bomb

  • September 2007

    • Car Bomb Kills Lawmaker in Lebanon

      Reuters  |  Sep 19, 07 12:11 PM CDT

      Car Bomb Kills Lawmaker in Lebanon

      (Newser) - Anti-Syrian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem was one of at least seven people killed by a car bomb in Beirut today, just days before Lebanon’s parliament is set to select a successor to pro-Syrian president Emile Lahoud. Ghanem was a member of an anti-Syrian governing coalition, which has been locked in a power struggle with Damascus-backed factions since November, Reuters reports. More »

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      Syria  • Lebanon  • car bomb  • Beirut  • Emile Lahoud  • Rafiq al-Hariri  • Antoine Ghanem

    • Suspects Plotted Horror to Mark 9/11 Anniversary

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 6, 07 4:58 AM CDT

      Suspects Plotted Horror to Mark 9/11 Anniversary

      (Newser) - The three suspected terrorists arrested in Germany Tuesday, who were planning car bomb attacks on the Frankfurt Airport and the US base at Ramstein, had been under such close surveillance as they made their preparations that police were able to secretly swap the potent hydrogen peroxide they were using to make explosives with a diluted solution, Der Spiegel reports in a detailed account of the operation. More »

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      Pakistan  • September 11  • arrest  • car bomb  • explosives  • hydrogen peroxide

  • July 2007

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