Afghan district chief, policeman killed in landmine blastOctober 11th, 2009 KHOST - The head of Shah Khil district and a policeman were killed when one of the landmines they were trying to defuse went off in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, the online news agency reported Sunday. "Police uncovered two mines in Shah Khil district and were defusing them (the mines) when one of them suddenly went off.
Two US soldiers killed in landmine blast in PhilippinesSeptember 29th, 2009 MANILA - Two US servicemen and Filipino marine soldier in southern Philippines were killed Tuesday when their Hummer jeep hit a landmine, an official said. Two people were wounded in the blast near a marine detachment in Indanan town of Sulu province Tuesday morning, chief military spokesperson Lt.
Roadside bomb kills 12 in AfghanistanSeptember 29th, 2009 KABUL - Twelve people were killed and 15 others injured Tuesday when the bus in which they were travelling hit a landmine in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, officials said. "It occurred at around 9.00 a.m.
30 kg landmine recovered in JharkhandSeptember 12th, 2009 RANCHI - A 30 kg landmine was recovered Saturday by police from Jharkhand's Chatra district, officials said. The mine was recovered Saturday evening from Lipta village in Chatra district, some 190 km from Ranchi.
2 US troops killed, 3 wounded in bomb blast in eastern AfghanistanAugust 18th, 2009 2 US troops killed in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — The U.S. military says two American service members have been killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan.
Maoist landmine kills two troopers in Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)July 26th, 2009 RAIPUR - Two troopers were killed and four injured late Sunday when Maoist guerrillas ambushed two paramilitary vehicles and triggered a powerful landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said. Over two dozen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were in the vehicles when a landmine hit one of them and damaged its front portion in Dantewada district, some 350 km south of capital Raipur, said Deputy Inspector General Pawan Deo.
Five Pakistani soldiers killed in landmine blastJuly 10th, 2009 QUETTA - At least five soldiers were killed and four wounded when the truck in which they were travelling struck a landmine in Pakistan's southwestern Quetta City, a media report said. The security personnel were returning in the truck after dropping food supplies for their colleagues at different check posts when the incident took place Thursday, the Online news agency said citing officials.
Blast in central Afghanistan kills 25 people, including 21 civilians, Interior Ministry saysJuly 9th, 2009 KABUL — An Interior Ministry spokesman says the massive blast in central Afghanistan has killed 25 people, including 21 civilians and four policemen. Zemerai Bashary says the powerful blast also destroyed nearby shops lining the road in the central Logar province.
2 NATO troops killed, 6 wounded in southern Afghanistan blastJuly 1st, 2009 2 NATO troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO said an explosion Wednesday in southern Afghanistan killed two of its troops and wounded six others. The military alliance did not reveal the troops' nationalities or the exact location of the blast.
Nine policemen killed in Orissa landmine blastJune 18th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least nine policemen were killed after their vehicle was blasted by Maoists in Orissa's Koraput district Thursday, police said. The rebels triggered the landmine blast when the vehicle was passing through a forested area under Narayanpatna block, they said.
Three Jharkhand policemen wounded in landmine blastJune 13th, 2009 RANCHI - Keeping up their attacks on security forces in Jharkhand, in which 24 policemen have been killed since Wednesday, Maoists Saturday ambushed a patrol in the state's Khuti district, injuring three policemen in a landmine blast. "Three policemen have been injured in a landmine blast near Rania block of Khuti district," Ranchi range's Deputy Inspector General of Police Raj Kumar Mallik told IANS.
3 security personnel injured in Jharkhand landmine blastJune 11th, 2009 RANCHI - Three security personnel were injured in a landmine blast in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district Wednesday, police said. The blast was triggered by Maoist guerrillas around 8.30 a.m.
11 cops die in Jharkhand landmine blast (Lead)June 10th, 2009 RANCHI - At least 11 security personnel were killed and six injured in a landmine blast in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district Wednesday, police said. The blast was triggered by guerrillas of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) around 8.30 a.m.
British soldier killed in Afghan blastJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on a patrol in Afghanistan, the ministry of defence said here Wednesday.
The death in a blast near the town of Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan brings to 166 the total number of British military fatalities in the conflict so far.
One killed, seven wounded in Kohat blastApril 30th, 2009 PESHAWAR - At least one person was killed and seven were wounded in a roadside blast near the garrison town of Kohat on Thursday. The blast took place as Shiite Muslims were passing by in a mini-bus.
Loading ...