At least six people were injured in a car bomb explosion targeting a convoy of foreign troops in southern Afghanistan. Police say the attack occurred Wednesday in Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province. A senior police officer (Kamaluddin Sherzad) says it was clear the troops were the target of the attack, although it […]
Car Bomb Targets Foreign Troops in Southern Afghanistan
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
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Gunmen Kill 18 Shi’ites in North Pakistan
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen wearing military uniforms stopped a convoy of passenger buses in the northern Pakistani district of Kohistan Tuesday and shot dead 18 Shi’ites. Local authorities said the buses were traveling through the mountainous district to the northern town of Gilgit at the time of the ambush. They said the attackers boarded the bus, checked the […]
Gunmen Kill 18 Shi’ites in NW Pakistan
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen disguised in military uniforms have flagged down a convoy of commuter buses in a northern province and shot dead 18 Shi’ite passengers. Police said the gunmen ambushed the four buses early Tuesday in the mountainous district of Kohistan. The attackers boarded the buses, checked the identity of the passengers, and opened […]
Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 18 Shi’ites in Attack on Passenger Bus
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen disguised in military uniforms have flagged down a convoy of commuter buses in a northern province and shot dead 18 Shi’ite passengers. Police said the gunmen ambushed the four buses early Tuesday in the mountainous district of Kohistan. The attackers boarded the buses, checked the identity of the passengers, and opened […]
Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 18 in Attack on Passenger Bus
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen have opened fire on a passenger bus in a northern province, killing at least 18 people. Police say the bus was travelling in the mountainous district of Kohistan early Tuesday when it was ambushed by a group of armed men. Officials say the attack appeared to be sectarian. They say the […]
Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 18 in Attack on Passenger Bus
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen have opened fire on a passenger bus in a northern province, killing at least 18 people. Police say the bus was travelling in the district of Kohistan early Tuesday when it was ambushed by unidentified armed men. There were no immediate reports of motive or claims of responsibility.
Bomb Kills 6 in NW Pakistan
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say at least six people were killed and more than 14 others wounded after a bomb planted on a parked motorcycle exploded in the country’s volatile northwest. The officials said Monday’s attack took place in the town of Nowshera in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, as top officials from the area’s ruling Awami National party were […]
Bomb Targets Provincial Officials in NW Pakistan
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
A bomb blast following a political rally has killed at least six people in northwest Pakistan. Monday’s attack took place in the town of Nowshera in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Authorities say the bomb, which was planted on a motorcycle, exploded as top officials from the province’s ruling Awami National party left a political rally. The attack […]
Three Killed, 38 Wounded In Nigerian Sectarian Violence
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide car bombing outside a church in central Nigeria killed at least three people and wounded 38 others. The bombing at the Church of Christ in the central city of Jos sparked rioting by Christian youth. Two people, believed to be Muslims, were killed in reprisal attacks. Sunday’s attack came as a 24-hour curfew […]
Three People Killed, 38 Wounded In Nigeria Suicide Car Bombing
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bombing outside a major church in central Nigeria Sunday killed at least three people and wounded more than three dozen others. Authorities say the attack during services at the Church of Christ in Jos follows Friday’s deadly attacks in two northern cities, which killed at least 17 people. Sunday’s attack came as […]
