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Afghan Suicide Bomb Killed CIA Employees

Sources ID victims as agents, contractors

(Newser) - The complex in eastern Afghanistan where a suicide bomber struck today was a CIA facility, and the eight people killed were agents and contractors, a source tells ABC . Government officials refused to give specifics about the victims because relatives were still being notified. The attack, in Khost province near the...

Afghan Suicide Blast Kills 8 Americans
Afghan Suicide Blast Kills 8 Americans
updated
Dec 30, 2009 4:02 PM CST

Afghan Suicide Blast Kills 8 Americans

Victims at base may have been military contractors

(Newser) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a military base in eastern Afghanistan today, killing eight Americans. The explosion occurred at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province near the Pakistan border. In Kabul, a spokesman for the international coalition force in Kabul said no US or NATO troops...

Riots Erupt After Dozens Killed in Pakistan

Suicide bomber targets Shiite religious procession

(Newser) - Rioting Shiite Muslims set fire to buildings and dozens of vehicles in Karachi last night after a suicide attack on a religious procession killed at least 40 people. The attack was the third on the city's Shiite minority in three days, and many believe extremists are trying to spark sectarian...

Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Kabul's Diplomatic Quarter

Authorities suspect former Karzai deputy was bomber's target

(Newser) - At least eight people were killed and dozens more injured when a suicide car bomber struck an elite Kabul neighborhood today. The blast, the deadliest in the city since Hamid Karzai was sworn in for his second term last month, happened at a checkpoint near a hotel favored by foreigners...

Dozens Dead In Pakistan Market Blasts

Twin bombs set central Lahore market ablaze

(Newser) - At least 48 people, including many women and children, were killed when twin bombs exploded in a Lahore marketplace late yesterday. The fire sparked a huge blaze in the center of the Pakistani city, the BBC reports. Hours earlier, 10 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up...

35 Killed in Pakistan Mosque Attack

Attackers fire on worshipers before blowing themselves up

(Newser) - At least 35 people were killed when two suicide bombers stormed a mosque near Pakistan's army headquarters today.They opened fire on worshipers and threw grenades before blowing themselves up in a heavily fortified area, the AP reports. Officials say 70 others were injured in the attack in Rawalpindi, a...

Cross-Dressed Suicide Bomber Kills 15 in Somalia

Three gov't ministers, 3 journalists among the dead

(Newser) - A male suicide bomber dressed as a woman attacked a university graduation ceremony today in Somalia, killing at least 15 people—including three Cabinet ministers and three journalists.The attack raised new questions about the ability of Somalia's weak government to control even the small area of the capital it...

Suicide Bomber Kills 16 in Afghanistan

Two children among the dead in latest attack

(Newser) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman, and wounded at least 23 others today in a busy city square in western Afghanistan. The violence comes a day after President Hamid Karzai, in his second inaugural address, said he has placed national reconciliation...

Suicide Bomb Kills 19 at Pakistan Courthouse

Region hit with seventh militant attack in two weeks

(Newser) - A suicide bombing outside a Peshawar courthouse killed 19 people this morning in Pakistan, the latest in a series of attacks by Islamic militants reacting against an anti-Taliban army offensive in the region. Today's bombing came only hours after missiles fired from a suspected US drone killed three alleged militants...

Another Suicide Attack Kills 10 in Pakistan

Car bomb strikes police checkpoint in Peshawar

(Newser) - A suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including four children, today at a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. The city has been a main focus of recent attacks, which in the last week alone have killed more than 50 people, including 10 yesterday...

Bomb at Pakistan Market Kills 24

Car blast targeting civilians thought to be work of Taliban

(Newser) - A car bomb exploded outside a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan today, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 100. The blast, the third in as many days, appears to be the latest attack by militants avenging an army offensive along the Afghan border.

Bomb Kills 12 in Pakistan Market

(Newser) - A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market near Peshawar today, killing the mayor and 11 other people and wounding dozens, police said. The market was crowded with shoppers and goats being sold to celebrate the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid. The mayor, Abdul Malik, who...

Dozens Dead in Pakistan Blast
 Dozens Dead in Pakistan Blast 
UPDATED
Nov 2, 2009 5:42 AM CST

Dozens Dead in Pakistan Blast

Suicide bomber duo injure 40 near bank

(Newser) - A pair of suicide bomb blasts rocked Pakistan today, killing at least 26 people. Two bombers on motorcycles blew themselves up near a queue outside a Rawalpindi bank close to army headquarters, injuring 60, many of them women and children. "There were many people lying on the ground with...

Pakistan Closes All Schools After Bombings

Taliban promises more violence unless army halts offensive

(Newser) - Pakistan closed all of its schools today, following the twin suicide attacks on the International Islamic University in Islamabad yesterday. Four were killed and another 18 wounded, and the Taliban has promised more bombings if Pakistan doesn’t halt its military offensive in South Waziristan’s tribal areas. Pakistan’s...

Suicide Attacks Kill 4 at Pakistani School

Simultaneous blasts hit women's cafeteria of Islamic University

(Newser) - Two suicide attackers bombed an Islamic university in the Pakistani capital today, killing four people and wounding 18 as the army pressed ahead with a critical offensive on a Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan, authorities said. The near simultaneous blasts hit a women's cafeteria and a faculty building at Islamabad's International...

Blast Kills Dozens in Pakistan
 Blast Kills Dozens in Pakistan 
UPDATED
Oct 9, 2009 5:44 AM CDT

Blast Kills Dozens in Pakistan

Taliban suspected after bomb rips through Peshawar market

(Newser) - A car bomb exploded today in a crowded bazaar in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province, leaving at least 41 people dead and more than 100 injured. Many of the victims were in a passing bus that was reduced to a charred frame. Officials were uncertain...

Blast Kills 17 Outside Indian Embassy in Kabul

Rush hour car bomb attack kills street cleaners

(Newser) - At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured when a powerful car bomb exploded in central Kabul today, rattling buildings up to a mile away. The bomb went off across the road from the Afghan Interior Ministry and the Indian embassy, which is believed to have been the target....

Suicide Bomber Kills 5 at Pakistan UN Office

Terrorist infiltrated World Food Program headquarters

(Newser) - A suicide bomber disguised as a security officer infiltrated UN offices in the Pakistani capital today, killing five people and leaving several others critically injured. Witnesses said the blast at the UN World Food Program, in one of Islamabad's more exclusive neighborhoods, shattered windows and left victims lying in pools...

Al-Qaeda's New Security Threat: Bombs Inside Bombers

Recent Saudi assassination attempt used security-proof technique

(Newser) - Al-Qaeda debuted a new suicide bomb technique in an attempt on the life of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef this month—one that could raise serious concerns about airport security. The bomber convinced Nayef that he wished to surrender and provide intelligence on his former comrades. Though he...

Suicide Bombs Kill 16, Wound 150 in Pakistan

(Newser) - Two suicide car bombs killed 16 people and wounded about 150 others in separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan today, just days after the Taliban warned suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an offensive to rout the insurgents. The bombs were detonated outside a bank affiliated with...

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