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BREAKING: Six feared dead in Katsina Bomb blast

Adefemola Akintade Jul 18, 2020 0

Six persons have been killed after a bomb detonated in Malumfashi town in Katsina early Saturday morning.Five other persons are reportedly unconscious after sustaining injuries from the bomb blast, The Nation reportsThe casualties…

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Houses Destroyed as Explosion Rocks Benin

Tony Abu Momoh Apr 12, 2020 0

Reports coming out of the capital of Edo State, Benin City say there was early morning explosion that rocked the ancient city.According to a report by Vanguard, the explosion occured at Dumez Street, off the Benin/Auchi expressway,…

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Bloody 24 hours explosion across three Afghan provinces leaves 56 dead

Yahaya Isah Jul 25, 2019 0

At least 56 people have been killed in a bloody 24 hours explosion across three Afghan provinces.“Three explosions in Kabul city, the capital of war-torn Afghanistan, left at least 11 dead on Thursday, including five women and one…

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Bomb on govt bus kills 5 in Afghanistan

Abigael Joshua Jun 3, 2019 0

No fewer than five persons were killed after a bomb planted on a government vehicle went off in a western Kabul neighbourhood on Monday, an official has said.Spokesman of the Police in Kabul, Ferdous Faramarz, who made this known, said…

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Extremist group leader confirmed killed in Sri Lanka’s attacks

Abiodun Oluleye Apr 26, 2019 0

President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday said the leader of an extremist group who planned the multiple suicidal attacks in Sri Lanka over the weekend was among those killed in one of the blasts.“Sirisena told journalists that Zaharan…

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Sri Lanka disaster: Police nab father of suicide bombers

Ademola Ademiluyi Apr 25, 2019 0

The biological father of the two brothers who bombed themselves alongside some other innocent individuals on Easter Sunday has been arrested on the grounds that he helped the terrorists plan the attack.According to Jayanath Colombage, a…

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156 dead, 500 injured as suicide bombers infiltrate Sri Lankan hotels, churches on Easter Sunday

Ademola Ademiluyi Apr 21, 2019 0

Not less than 156 people have reportedly lost their lives as a result of multiple bomb blasts on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.The blast which apparently targeted Christians in the country is also said to have been triggered at some…

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Car bomb kills two at Somalia shopping mall — police

Abiodun Oluleye Feb 4, 2019 0

A car bomb exploded at a shopping mall in Somalia’s capital on Monday, killing two people and injuring four others in an attack probably by Islamist group al Shabaab, police said.They said the blast occurred in Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne…

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Police Arrest 2 Over Plot To Bomb Imo

John Ogunsemore Nov 15, 2018 0

Two indigenes of Ebonyi State have been arrested for plotting to bomb Imo State.According to the Imo State Police Commissioner, Dasuki Galandachi, the two suspects were arrested by the Police Mobile Force 18 Squadron in the state as…

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Obama, Clinton, Others Suffer Horrific Bomb Scares From Unknown Assailant

Femi Famutimi Oct 25, 2018 0

Former President of the United States, Barack Obama, former Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats have suffered bomb scares from an unknown assailant.This had led to an investigation into the source of the…

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Taliban bomb maker, wife, 2 kids killed in blast – Afghan police

Fatima Sule Oct 24, 2018 0

A Taliban bomb maker, his wife and two children were killed as his device exploded prematurely in his home in Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province on Monday, Provincial Police spokesman, Abdul-Karim Yurash said on Wednesday.“A Taliban…

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Five Killed As Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Attack Maiduguri Community

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 6, 2018 0

Five people were killed Sunday night after an attack by suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers near Maiduguri.The suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked Kaleri, a neighbourhood of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.The attack…

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Seven People Arrested For Bombing Police Station

Ibukun Jul 5, 2018 0

Seven people have been arrested in Vietnam, for bombing a police station in Ho Chi Minh City last month in a rare attack that injured three people.The bomb was planted on a motorcycle and blew out the glass facade of the building near…

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British police arrest man claiming to have bomb at London rail station

Abiodun Oluleye Jun 22, 2018 0

British police on Friday said they had arrested a man at London’s Charing Cross railway station who claimed he had a bomb.Emergency vehicles, with lights flashing stand outside CharingCross Station in London, Britain, June 22, 2018 in…

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Libya Rocked By Two Suicide Bomb Blasts

Ibukun Jun 12, 2018 0

Libya was rocked by two suicide bomb attacks, on Tuesday, as suicide bombers hit Khalifa Haftars troops, who is leading an offensive against jihadists in an eastern town.The bomb blasts were heard across Derna as the bombers hit the…

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Bomb Defused At Brussel’s Airport

Ibukun Jun 2, 2018 0

A World War two shell found during building work at Brussels' international airport was defused near the airport by Bomb disposal experts, officials said on Saturday.The shell, discovered during excavation work on part of the apron was…

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Police confirm explosive device found at mosque

News Agency of Nigeria May 14, 2018 0

A device discovered in a mosque near the South African port city of Durban where worshippers were attacked by armed men on May 10 has been confirmed as explosive, police said on Monday.Police said the device was discovered on Sunday…

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Suicide Bomb Blast Kills 11 Children In Afghanistan

Ibukun Apr 30, 2018 0

In southern Afghanistan, on Monday at least 11 children were killed by a suicide bomb attack on a foreign military convoy.A car bomb placed in the southern province of Kandahar exploded injuring an additional sixteen people among them,…

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Man Blows Himself Up To Avoid Arrest

Ibukun Mar 19, 2018 0

On Monday a Tunisian man in the southern region of Ben Guerdane on the run from police “blew himself up” the interior ministry said.Khalifa Chibani the interior ministry spokesman informed media outlets that the National Guard had…

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BREAKING: Car Bomb In Kabul Leaves Nearly 100 Dead, Over 150 Wounded

Ibukun Jan 27, 2018 0

Following the surge in terror attacks in the middle east, a car bomb hidden in an ambulance has killed nearly 100 people and wounded about 158 in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint.This is…

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Man Accidentally Blows Himself Up After ATM Theft Goes Wrong

Ibukun Jan 14, 2018 0

A man has been admitted to the hospital in critical condition after attempting to rob an ATM machine and accidentally blowing himself up instead.The explosion happened on Thursday night on the boulevard of a street called Glasgow Road…

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Egypt Hangs 4 Convicted Of Deadly 2014 Bomb Attack

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 2, 2018 0

Egypt has hanged four men convicted by a military court of killing three military students in a bombing in 2014, security sources said on Tuesday.It was the second reported multiple execution of convicted Islamist militants in a week.…

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17,000 live bombs found in Owerri, 44,000 others littered around

Owolabi Oluwasegun Aug 31, 2017 0

A house in Owerri has been found to contain no less than 17,000 live bombs.The Nigerian Army following the discovery has deployed soldiers to take over and secure the house which contains the live explosives.Soldiers from…

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Manchester airport pipe bomb plotter sentenced to 18 years

Uju Aug 23, 2017 0

A man who tried to smuggle a pipe bomb onto a flight from Britain’s Manchester Airport was jailed on Wednesday for 18 years for possessing explosives with intent to endanger life.Nadeem Muhammad, 43, was trying to board a Ryanair flight…

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Police confirm 16 dead, 82 wounded in suicide bomb attack in Konduga

Uju Aug 16, 2017 0

The Police in Borno said 16 persons were killed and 82 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Konduga Local Government Area of the state.The commissioner, Mr Damian Chukwu, confirmed the attack in a Short Message Service (SMS) sent to…

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Thousands evacuated as German city disposes of World war II bomb

Uju Aug 8, 2017 0

People living within 250 metres of a World War II bomb discovered during construction work in the German city of Dusseldorf are being evacuated while it is being disposed off.A police spokesman said officers were checking houses within…

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Police confirm killing of 3 suicide bombers in Maiduguri

Uju Aug 5, 2017 0

The Borno Police Command on Saturday said three suicide bombers were killed on Friday at Simari area of Maiduguri.Mr Victor Isuzu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the killing in a statement in Maiduguri on Saturday.…

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Military foiled suicide bomb attack, kills 3 insurgents in Maiduguri

Uju Aug 5, 2017 2

No fewer than three suicide bombers were killed by the military on Friday at Simari area of Maiduguri.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at Simari, outskirt of Maiduguri at about 10p.m. when a male and two…

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8 killed, 14 others wounded in suicide bomb attack in Dikwa, Borno

Uju Jul 29, 2017 2

No fewer than eight persons were killed and 14 others sustained in Friday night suicide bomb attack in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Friday when two female…

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Russian authorities detain terrorism suspects from Central Asia

Uju Jul 28, 2017 0

Russian authorities have detained seven persons suspected of planning terrorist attacks on the railway transport system.The Federal Security Service, said on Friday, that the suspects planned to bomb crowded places in the Russian city…

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