Official: 1 US soldier killed, 1 wounded in a landmine explosion in southern PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 Official: Mine kills US soldier in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military says one U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a landmine explosion in the country's insurgent-plagued south.
Al-Qaida-linked militants bomb bridge hours after blast killed 2 US soldiers in PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 Militants bomb bridge in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two bomb attacks in one day in the southern Philippines — the first of which killed two U.S. soldiers — could signal that al-Qaida-linked militants are launching a new offensive in the region, officials said Wednesday.
2 US soldiers killed by blast in southern PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 2 US soldiers killed in Philippines blastMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. Navy construction troops and a Philippines marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside blast in the southern Philippines that officials said was likely an attack by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants.
Official: 2 US soldiers killed by landmine in southern PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 Official: 2 US soldiers killed in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. soldiers were killed in a landmine attack Tuesday by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines, military officials said.
30 killed in Afghanistan landmine blastSeptember 29th, 2009 KABUL - At least 30 people were killed and 39 others injured Tuesday when the passenger bus in which they were travelling struck a landmine in southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the interior ministry said in a statement. "In the tragic incident, occurred in Maiwand district, 30 civilians including 10 children, seven women and 13 men were killed and 39 others sustained injuries," the statement said.
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.
Over 40 killed in Philippines fightingAugust 13th, 2009 ZAMBOANGA CITY - Twenty-three soldiers and more than 20 militants from the Abu Sayyaf group have been killed in fierce fighting in the southern Philippines, the military said Thursday. The clashes erupted Wednesday when government troops swooped down on a training camp of Abu Sayyaf rebels in Ungkaya Pukan town in Basilan province, 900 km south of Manila.
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.
Army officer, driver killed in Assam landmine explosionJuly 13th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Two army soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a powerful landmine explosion in Assam Monday, officials said. A defence spokesperson said the army vehicle hit the landmine near the Balipara reserve forest area in Sonitpur district, about 210 km north of Assam's main city of Guwahati.
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.
Four killed in blast near cathedral in PhilippinesJuly 5th, 2009 MANILA - Four people were killed and several wounded when a homemade bomb exploded outside a Catholic cathedral in a southern Philippine city Sunday, police said. The blast occurred as churchgoers were coming out of the cathedral in Cotabato City, 960 km south of Manila, said police Chief Inspector Alexander Sarabia.
Three killed in bomb blast in the PhilippinesJune 29th, 2009 COTABATO - At least three people were killed and seven wounded when a homemade bomb ripped through a public market Monday in the restive southern Philippines, according to witnesses. The bomb, placed inside a trash can, went off shortly before 6.30 a.m.
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.
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