A series of bomb blasts and shootings in northern Nigeria has killed at least 17 people, including five worshippers. At least 12 people were killed at police headquarters in Gombe, in the northeast. Police have not confirmed if all the victims were officers, but they do suspect members of the radical Islamic group Boko Haram […]
At Least 17 Killed In Nigeria Violence
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
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Five Worshippers Killed in Nigeria
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
A series of bomb blasts and shootings in northern Nigeria has killed at least five worshippers. In the northwestern town of Kano, police say gunmen on a motorcycle killed five worshippers at a mosque Friday night. No one has claimed responsibility, but authorities believe Boko Haram is involved in the attack. Authorities also suspect the […]
Five Worshippers Killed in Nigeria
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
A series of bomb blasts and shootings in northern Nigeria has killed at least five worshippers. In the northwestern town of Kano, police say gunmen on a motorcycle killed five worshippers at a mosque Friday night. No one has claimed responsibility, but authorities believe Boko Haram is involved in the attack. Authorities also suspect the […]
Suicide Bombers Storm Police Station in Pakistan
Posted February 24th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say suicide bombers have attacked a police station, killing at least four police officers. Authorities say three attackers, armed with guns and hand grenades, stormed the station early Friday in the city of Peshawar. The bombers opened fire while entering the compound and then detonated their explosives. Six police officers were […]
3 Police Killed in Pakistan Police Station
Posted February 24th, 2012 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say three suicide bombers have attacked a police station, killing at least three police officers and wounding seven other police. Authorities say the attackers, armed with hand grenades, struck the station early Friday morning in Peshawar. Peshawar is near Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt, a stronghold of Taliban al-Qaida-linked militants.
3 Police Killed in Pakistan Police Station
Posted February 24th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say three suicide bombers have attacked a police station, killing at least three police officers and wounding seven other police. Authorities say the attackers, armed with hand grenades, struck the station early Friday morning in Peshawar. Peshawar is near Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt, a stronghold of Taliban al-Qaida-linked militants.
Bus Station Bombing Kills 12 in NW Pakistan
Posted February 23rd, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials say a car bomb has ripped through a bus terminal in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 12 people. The blast Thursday in Peshawar wounded 30 others and destroyed several vehicles. The city is located near Pakistan’s tribal regions, which are a stronghold of Taliban- and al-Qaida-linked militants. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the […]
Witnesses: At least 20 Killed in Nigeria Market Attack
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Nigeria say fighting between soldiers and Islamist insurgents in a market in the country’s northeast has left at least 20 people dead. Residents and medical personnel in the city of Maiduguri say the dead, who they identify as mostly civilians, were killed when the fighting erupted Monday in the popular Baga market. Military […]
Albanian Soldier Dies in Attack in Southern Afghanistan
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Albanian soldiers belonging to the NATO mission in Afghanistan came under attack on Monday, leaving at least one of them dead. It is the first fatality among the 260 Albanian troops serving in Afghanistan. The attack in a village not far from the southern city of Kandahar was staged by gunmen in Afghan police uniforms. […]
Afghan Police Kill Albanian Soldier
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Albanian officials say Afghan police opened fire on international troops Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing an Albanian soldier. The Albanian Defense Ministry said authorities arrested 11 Afghan police officers after the shooting, which also wounded another Albanian soldier and a foreign soldier. Earlier reports said two Albanian soldiers had died. It said the incident occurred […]
