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 Kabul Blast 
 Kills 4 Near 
 US Embassy 

Suicide car bombers struck as Westerners gathered for Thanksgiving run

Nov 27, 08 3:48 AM CST
(Newser) - At least four Afghans were killed when a suicide car bomber struck 200 yards outside the American embassy in Kabul this morning, AP reports. The embassy said none of its personnel was injured in the blast, which happened as Americans and other Westerners were entering the embassy compound for a... More »

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Afghanistan • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Kabul • car bomb • US Embassy

'Sticky Bombs' Spread Fear in Baghdad

Insurgents shift to smaller devices as security tightens

Nov 14, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Small explosives dubbed "sticky IEDs" are contributing to a growing feeling of unease in Baghdad, the New York Times reports. The fist-sized bombs attached to magnets or adhesives are hard to detect, easy for a furtive bomber to put in place and have become the weapon of choice for... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • explosives • US military • bombing • bomb • car bomb

 US Soldier Among 9 
 Killed in Afghan Market 

Attack brings year's death toll to 5,400

Nov 13, 08 8:09 AM CST
(AP) - A suicide car bomber struck a US military convoy passing through a crowded livestock market in eastern Afghanistan today, killing an American soldier and at least eight civilians and wounding an additional 74 civilians. Yesterday, two British troops were also killed when their vehicle was struck by an explosive while... More »

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Afghanistan • US military • suicide bombing • car bomb • market • soldier • British military

 Twin Bombs 
 Kill 28 in Iraq 

Al-Qaeda suspected in attack on once-insurgent neighborhood

Nov 10, 08 3:04 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 28 people are dead and another 68 injured after two bombs exploded in quick succession in Baghdad this morning in the same spot, CNN reports. The first bomb detonated in a parked car just outside a marketplace, and a suicide bomber set off the second blast amid the... More »

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Baghdad • suicide bomber • car bomb • al-Qaeda

 38 Iraqis Killed 
 in Bloodiest 
 Ramadan Day 

Bombs wreak havoc in central Baghdad

Sep 29, 08 3:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 20 people were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber detonated a vest of explosives amid a crowd of onlookers that had gathered after an earlier car bomb exploded in central Baghdad. A total of 34 people were killed in attacks in Baghdad and another four died in Dayala... More »

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Baghdad • suicide bombing • car bomb • Ramadan

 Syria Car Bomb Kills 17 

14 wounded in blast near Damascus airport, temple

Sep 27, 08 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb on the road to Syria’s main airport killed at least 17 passers-by and injured 14 others, the Daily Telegraph reports. The car, at an intersection in the country’s capital, Damascus, had held 440 lbs of explosives; the target of the bomb, which exploded near a... More »

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Syria • car bomb • explosion • Damascus • temple

Yemeni Attackers Aimed to Slaughter US Diplomats

Sophisticated plan raises fears of al-Qaeda revival

Sep 18, 08 4:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Islamic militants who attacked the US embassy in Yemen yesterday planned to massacre all the Americans in the compound, a security source tells Time. The attackers intended to pass a checkpoint disguised as guards and then blow up the gate with a vehicle, clearing the way for a second carload... More »

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Islamic militants • car bomb • Yemen • Islamic Jihad • US Embassy • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack

 Attack on US Embassy 
 in Yemen Kills 16 

'Multiple casualties' in car bomb blast at gates

Sep 17, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb at the gates of the American embassy in Yemen has caused at least 16 casualties, a US spokesman inside the embassy told AP.  Two car bombs were followed by a gun battle between attackers and guards, said Yemeni officials. Hundreds of heavily armed troops have now... More »

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Islamic militants • car bomb • Yemen • Islamic Jihad • US Embassy • terrorist attack

Petraeus Hands Over Command of Iraq

Praises successor Odierno as 'perfect man for the job'

Sep 16, 08 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citing a "long struggle" in Iraq despite his successes, Gen. David Petraeus handed over his command of the country, reports the BBC, amid a smattering of violence that served as a reminder of reversible gains. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised security gains made on Petraeus' watch as authority was... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • car bomb • Iraq security • Gen. Ray Odierno

Al Qaeda
Claims Algeria Bombings

North African branch releases audio tape taking credit

Aug 22, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(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... More »

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 Twin Algeria Bombings Kill 11

Second day of violence leaves dozens wounded in Bouira

Aug 20, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(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.... More »

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Bombing Outside US Base
in Afghanistan Kills 12

Second car bomb thwarted; suicide team repelled in follow-up attacks

Aug 19, 08 6:57 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Kabul Bomb Kills 41
 at Indian Embassy 

Deadliest attack this year in Afghan capital

Jul 7, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(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... More »

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 Danish Embassy
 Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan 

Strike could be linked to flap over Muhammad cartoons

Jun 2, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Huge Car Bomb
 Kills 40 In Eastern Iraq 

Dozens of casualties still without medical attention

Apr 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Top Hezbollah Militant Killed

FBI was offering $25 million for man suspected in TWA incident

Feb 13, 08 7:34 AM CST
(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.... More »

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

Beirut Car Bomb Kills 7

Police captain among victims in Christian suburb of Lebanese capital

Jan 25, 08 4:43 AM CST
(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... More »

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Iraqis Vow to Take Charge Despite Bombings

Authorities lock down Amara with vehicle ban

Dec 13, 07 6:05 AM CST
(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... More »

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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

Car Bombs Kill at Least 40 in Amara, Iraq

Shiite provincial capital site of factional violence

Dec 12, 07 6:12 AM CST
(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 • Shiite • car bomb • Amara • Muqtada al-Sadr

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