Suicide bomb attack
Al-Shabaab car bomb kills at least six in central Mogadishu
At least six people had been killed, including soldiers, civilians and the suicide bomber, and a dozen injured, according to police officer Mohamed Hussein.
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Suicide bomber kills four army officers in Somalia - mayor
The dead included a military commander and two colonels, the town’s mayor, Hirsi Yusuf Barre, said.
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Girl strapped with bomb kills 5 in Cameroon mosque
The girl of 12 or 13-years-old arrived at the Sanda-Wadjiri mosque in remote Kolofata at the first call to prayer at between five and six in the morning.
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Suicide bomber kills six people in central Somalia - police
The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group said it was behind the attack.
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Australian police charge two men over plane bomb, gas plots
Another US official said the target of the bomb plot appeared to have been a commercial flight from Sydney to the Gulf.
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Attack on Shi'ite mosque in Afghan city kills at least 29
More than 1,700 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan so far this year, hitting confidence in the Western-backed government.
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Bomber kills 14 in northeast Nigeria, kidnapped oil team appear in video
The attack in the town of Dikwa in Borno state came days after suspected members of the group kidnapped an oil prospecting team.
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Death toll in Maiduguri attack rises to 19
The Borno State Police Commissioner Damian Chukwu said most of the victims were operatives of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF).
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Five suicide bombers attack Lebanese army during raids
The raids were part of a major security sweep by the army in an area that has been a flashpoint for violent spillover from the Syria crisis.
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Suicide bombers kill nine in Nigerian city of Maiduguri
A number of suicide bomb attacks by suspected members of the jihadist group have taken place in the capital of Borno state.
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Booby-trap blast injures former Greek PM Papademos
Lucas Papademos, who served a brief stint as caretaker prime minister in late 2011 to mid-2012, did not have life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
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Reports: Blast hits Syrian bus convoy near Aleppo
A military media unit run by Damascus ally Hezbollah said a suicide attacker had detonated a car bomb near the convoy.
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Second Damascus suicide bomb attack hit restaurant, several casualties - media
State-run SANA news agency said there were several casualties; no further details were immediately available.
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Death toll from Damascus bombing climbs to 74 - Observatory
Most of the dead in Saturday's attack were Iraqi Shi'ites who were going to visit a cemetery near the Old City of Damascus.
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At least 40 killed in Damascus bombing targeting Shi'ites
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday's attack, which is said to had been carried out by 2 suicide bombers.
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Suicide attack on Pakistani shrine kills 72, claimed by Islamic State
A spokesman for medical charity Edhi said around 30 children accompanying their mothers were dead.
