A top Indian security official says a suspected bomb blast outside the High Court building in New Delhi Wednesday killed at least four people and wounded 24 others. Home Ministry official U.K. Bansal said an explosive device hidden in a briefcase possibly caused the morning blast outside a gate leading to the court. Indian television […]
Official: Suspected Bomb Kills 4 Outside Indian High Court
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
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Explosion Wounds 24 Outside Indian High Court
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:41 am (UTC-5)
Indian police say an explosion outside the High Court building in New Delhi Wednesday morning has wounded at least 24 people. Officials say they are not yet sure what caused the blast. Indian television showed images of ambulances taking victims from the scene. This blast is the second explosion at the High Court this year. […]
Car Bomb Kills 10 After Eid Prayers in Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say a suspected suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including women and children, after morning prayers at the start of Eid al-Fitr in southwestern Baluchistan province. Authorities say hundreds of people were leaving a Shi’ite mosque in Quetta when the bomb exploded in a nearby parking lot. Eid al-Fitr is a three-day Muslim […]
Bomb Kills 10 After Eid Prayers in SW Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say a suspected suicide car bomber has killed 10 people and wounded at least 17 others, as people were heading home from morning prayers at the start of a major Islamic holiday. Authorities said the blast occurred Wednesday in the southwestern city of Quetta, as hundreds of people were leaving a mosque following […]
Bomb Kills 5 After Eid Prayers in SW Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say a car bomb has killed at least five people and wounded 10 others, as the country celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Authorities said the blast occurred Wednesday in the southwestern city of Quetta, as hundreds of people were leaving a mosque following Eid al-Fitr prayers. The festival […]
Bomb Kills 5 After Eid Prayers in SW Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
PakistanI police say a car bomb has killed at least five people and wounded 10 others, as the country celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Authorities said the blast occurred Wednesday in the southwestern city of Quetta, as hundreds of people were leaving a mosque following Eid al-Fitr prayers. The festival […]
Death Toll From UN Nigeria Bombing Up to 23
Posted August 28th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says the death toll from Friday’s bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Nigeria has risen to 23 – and another 81 people were wounded in the attack. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro visited some of the wounded Sunday as U.N. and Nigerian officials continue their investigation. The U.N. security chief said no […]
Death Toll From UN Nigeria Bombing Up to 23
Posted August 28th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says the death toll from Friday’s bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Nigeria has risen to 23. A U.N. spokesman in Nigeria, Martin Dawes, said Sunday that another 81 people were wounded in the attack. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro visited some of the wounded Sunday as U.N. and Nigerian officials continued […]
Nigeria President Visits Bombed UN HQ
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s president has visited the United Nations headquarters in the capital, Abuja, where a car bombing killed at least 19 people. President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday offered condolences to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for what he called a “dastardly” act. He said his government is working to bring terrorism “under control,” and said it would also […]
Nigeria President Visits Bombed UN HQ
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s president has visited the United Nations headquarters in the capital, Abuja, where a car bombing killed at least 19 people. President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday offered condolences to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for what he called a “dastardly” act. He said his government is working to bring terrorism “under control,” and said it would also […]
