Police say suicide bomber strikes market in northwest Pakistan, killing 9 peopleNovember 8th, 2009 Police: Suicide bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 9PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and eight other people and injuring dozens, police said. The attack took place Sunday morning in the town of Adazai, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the main northwest city of Peshawar.
Police say suicide bomber strikes goat market in northwest Pakistan, killing 8 peopleNovember 8th, 2009 Police: Suicide bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 8PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber struck a goat market in northwest Pakistan, killing eight people in an attack apparently aimed at a local mayor, police said. The attack took place Sunday morning in the Adazi area, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the main northwest city of Peshawar.
Major militant attacks in Pakistan in the past monthNovember 2nd, 2009 Major attacks in Pakistan in the past monthA look at major militant attacks in Pakistan in the past month:
— Nov. 2: Suicide bomber kills 30 people outside bank near Pakistan's military headquarters.
Major militant attacks in Pakistan in OctoberOctober 28th, 2009 Major militant attacks in Pakistan in OctoberA look at the major attacks in Pakistan this month:
— Oct. 28: A car bomb explodes in a crowded market in main northwest city of Peshawar, killing at least 100 people.
Police say 2nd bomb wounds 8, after suicide attack kills 7 near military complex in PakistanOctober 23rd, 2009 Pakistan: 2 bombs kill 7, wound 8PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say a bomb blast has ripped through the parking lot of a restaurant in northwestern city of Peshawar. Police chief Liaqat Ali Khan told The Associated Press that eight people have been wounded.
Police: 29 killed, over 40 hurt after explosion rocks market in district next to Swat ValleyOctober 12th, 2009 Explosion in northwest Pakistan kills 29PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say the death toll in a blast in Pakistan's northwest Shangla district has reached 29. Senior police official Idrees Khan says more than 40 people were wounded in the explosion.
Police say suicide bombing at market in northwest Pakistan kills at least 7 peopleSeptember 18th, 2009 Police: Bomb kills 7 in NW Pakistan marketPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a hotel in a northwest Pakistan market on Friday, killing seven people in a possible sectarian attack, police said. The attack was the second in two days in Kohat, a rough town not far from the Afghan border with a history of violence between the Shiite and Sunni Muslim sects.
Police say a bomb at a checkpoint close to the Pakistani capital wounds 7 peopleAugust 20th, 2009 Bomb wounds 7 close to Pakistan capitalRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A bomb exploded at a security checkpoint close to the Pakistani capital late Thursday, wounding seven people. Pakistan is battling Islamist militants blamed for scores of bloody bombings over the last two years.
Bomb blast outside court kills 2, wounds 4 in northwestern PakistanJuly 29th, 2009 Bomb outside court kills 2, wounds 4 in PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A bomb ripped through the parking area at a court in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing two men guarding a Shiite Muslim lawyer, authorities said. Troops waging an offensive elsewhere in the region killed at least four suspected Taliban fighters, the military said.
Police say bomb blast at court kills 2, wounds 4 in northwest PakistanJuly 29th, 2009 Police: Bomb kills 2, wounds 4 in PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Police say a bomb has ripped through the parking area at a court in northwest Pakistan, killing two men guarding a Shiite Muslim lawyer and wounding four people. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack Wednesday in Dera Ismail Khan, but the city has witnessed both Taliban-related violence and sectarian fighting between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
Roadside bomb kills Iraqi soldier in Baghdad, wounds 7 other peopleJuly 2nd, 2009 Roadside bomb kills Iraqi soldier in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Police say a roadside bomb killed an Iraqi soldier and wounded seven other people in central Baghdad. It's the latest in a wave of attacks following U.S.
Police say 8 people have died in market bomb blast in northwest Pakistani cityJune 14th, 2009 Police: 8 dead in market bomb blast in PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Police say eight people have died in a bomb blast at a market in northwest Pakistan. Government official Mohsin Shah said the blast Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan appeared to have been caused by a planted explosive device.
Police say bomb blast rips through market in northwest Pakistani city, wounding 20June 14th, 2009 Police: Bomb wounds 20 in NW Pakistani cityDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Police say a bomb blast at a market in a northwest Pakistani city has wounded at least 20 people. The explosion occurred in Dera Ismail Khan, a rough and tumble town not far from Pakistan's tribal belt.
Recent major attacks in Pakistan or blamed on Pakistan-based militantsJune 9th, 2009 Recent attacks in or linked to PakistanA look at some recent major attacks in Pakistan or blamed on Pakistan-based militants:
— Oct. 12, 2009: A suicide car bomb explodes near an army vehicle in a market in the northwest Shangla district, killing 41, including six security officers, and wounding 45.
Iraqi police: Bomb kills 4, wounds 14 at vegetable market in southern BaghdadJune 1st, 2009 Police: Bomb explodes at Baghdad market, kills 4BAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says a bomb exploded at a Baghdad fruit and vegetable market, killing four people and wounding 14. The official says the blast occurred shortly before 8 a.m.
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