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Kabul IS blast: Afghan capital buries victims of huge bombing
Funerals have taken place in Kabul for victims of Saturday's suicide bomb attack claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS), which killed 80 people. Bodies were still being collected from morgues as the first burials were conducted in the west of the city. The bomber targeted a protest march by members of the Hazara minority,...
Kabul blast: Afghanistan mourns protest bombing victims
Afghanistan is observing a day of national mourning after suicide bombers killed 80 people and wounded 230 in an attack on marchers in Kabul. So-called Islamic State (IS), the Sunni Muslim militant group, has said it was behind Saturday's attack on members of the Shia Muslim Hazara minority. In a televised address,...
Bombing at Turkey police station kills 3, agency reports
At least three people were killed and seven others were injured in a car bombing at a police station in southeastern Turkey Saturday, according to state-run news agency Anadolu. A security source and local officials said the blast in Mardin was the work of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Anadolu reported. "Mardin...
Iraq sees worst bombing since invasion with 250 deaths
The death toll from Sunday's suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has risen to 250, the Iraqi government says, making it the deadliest such attack since the 2003 US-led invasion. A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of...
Medina explosion: Suicide bombing near Saudi holy site
A suicide bomber has killed four security officers and injured five others near one of Islam's holiest sites in the Saudi city of Medina, according to the interior ministry. The bomber detonated his explosives after being stopped outside the Prophet's Mosque, a statement said. The mosque is the burial place of the...
IS at Weakest Point Since Start of Bombing Campaign, US Says
Efforts to squeeze the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria have put the self-declared caliphate on shaky ground, leaving the terror group in perhaps its most vulnerable state since the start of the U.S.-led bombing campaign, according to U.S. officials. For months, U.S. military officials have been touting IS's territorial...
REVEALED: The UK cities which could be next in evil ISIS’ sights after Brussels bombing
BRITISH cities are on red alert today as security services brace for further Islamic State (ISIS) bomb plots designed to follow up the horrific Brussels massacre. Forces across the country are preparing for the possibility of a fresh terror attack on UK soil after evil jihadis killed at least 31 people and wounded 270 more in...
Turkey blames Islamic State for Istanbul bombing
The suicide bomber who killed four people in Istanbul's main shopping street belonged to so-called Islamic State (IS), the interior minister says. Efken Ala named the man as Mehmet Ozturk. He told reporters that five people had been questioned so far. Mr Ala announced a review of security measures in seven Turkish provinces...
Five killed in another suicide bombing in Istanbul
A SUICIDE attack on Istanbul’s main pedestrian shopping street has killed five people, including two dual nationality Israeli-Americans and one Iranian citizen. Several dozen others were wounded in the attack which is the sixth suicide bombing in Turkey in the past year. The bombing hit part of Istiklal Street, a long...
Ankara bombing: Turkey strikes against Kurdish rebel PKK
Turkey has launched air strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq following a bomb attack in Ankara that killed 37 people. No group said it carried out the attack but PM Ahmet Davutoglu said evidence "almost certainly" pointed towards the banned PKK Kurdish separatist group. One of the bombers, who also died in...