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.
Sri Lanka's military says bomb blast in a car transporting schoolchildren wounds 13October 1st, 2009 13 wounded in explosion in Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's military says a bomb has exploded inside a car transporting schoolchildren in the country's northwest province, wounding 13. Military spokesman Brig.
Police: 3 killed, several wounded in powerful bomb blast in Indian KashmirSeptember 12th, 2009 Police: Bomb blast in Indian Kashmir kills 3SRINAGAR, India — Suspected Islamic militants set off a powerful bomb blast Saturday in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing three people and wounding at least seven others, police said. The explosives were packed in a car parked near the central jail in the main city of Srinagar and detonated by remote control as a police bus drove past, said senior police official Hemant Lohia.
Grenade blast amid Colombian soccer celebration kills 1, wounds 30September 5th, 2009 Blast during Colombian soccer celebration kills 1BOGOTA — Police in Colombia say a grenade exploded in a crowd celebrating a national soccer team win, killing one person and wounding at least 30. Antioquia state police commander Col.
Official: Blast kills 3 police, wounds 2 in Russia's troubled Ingushetia provinceSeptember 4th, 2009 3 police killed in southern Russia blastNAZRAN, Russia — A roadside bomb blast ripped through a police car in Russia's violence-plagued southern Ingushetia province on Friday, killing three officers and wounding two others, authorities said. Five policemen were in the car hit by the explosive device near the village of Dattykh, provincial Interior Ministry spokeswoman Madina Khadziyeva said.
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.
Recent deadly attacks targeting hotelsJuly 17th, 2009 Recent deadly attacks targeting hotelsDeadly attacks targeting hotels in recent years:
— July 17, 2009: A pair of bombs explode at the neighboring Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia. — June 9, 2009: A huge bomb explodes at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 11 people and wounding 70.
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.
Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Baghdad, American military saysJune 2nd, 2009 US: roadside bomb kills American soldier in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in a roadside bombing in Baghdad.
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.
Suicide car bomb wounds 4 Afghan police near Pakistan borderMay 14th, 2009 Suicide bomb in Afghanistan wounds 4 policeKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A suicide car bomber attacked a police station near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan on Thursday, wounding four officers, an official said. The blast in Kandahar province's Spinboldak district killed the car bomber but there were no other deaths, said Police Commander Gen.
Roadside bomb kills 3 near tense northern Iraqi city of KirkukMay 2nd, 2009 Blast kills 3 in northern IraqBAGHDAD — Iraqi police say a roadside bomb has killed at least three people near the northern city of Kirkuk. The victims are civilians who were traveling about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the ethnically mixed city.
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