suicide bombers

Suicide attackers kill 16 at Iraq power plant, says officials

"Three suicide bombers attacked the power plant at around 6:00 am (0830 IST), killing 12 Iraqi administrators and engineers and four Iranian technicians," Dibis mayor Abdullah Nureddin al-Salehi told AFP. 

Oct 21, 2016, 12:26 PM IST

Turkey backtracks on `IS child bomber` claims

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Ankara could not confirm who was the perpetrator of the attack on a Kurdish wedding in the city of Gaziantep which left 54 dead.

Aug 23, 2016, 00:30 AM IST

Deadly car bombings rocks Baghdad; at least 12 killed, 27 injured

At least 12 people were killed and 27 others injured in two car bombings at busy commercial areas in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early Sunday, an Interior Ministry source said.

Jul 03, 2016, 08:50 AM IST

Istanbul airport bombers planned hostage-taking: Report

The three suicide attackers in Istanbul`s main international airport are believed to have been planning to take dozens of people hostage.

Jul 01, 2016, 14:41 PM IST

30 killed as Taliban suicide bombers hit police buses in Kabul

Two suicide explosions hit a line of Afghan police buses in the western part of Kabul on Thursday, leaving at least 30 people dead, authorities said.

Jun 30, 2016, 19:46 PM IST

Turkish army killed suspected IS militants at Syria border - security sources

The Turkish military killed two suspected Islamic State members trying to enter Turkey illegally at the weekend, security sources said on Thursday, including a man thought to be plotting a suicide bomb attack in Turkey.

Jun 30, 2016, 14:27 PM IST

Hrithik Roshan escapes Istanbul attacks, reaches India safely!

In an untoward incident, Turkey saw three suicide bombers blowing themselves up after they opened fire at the Istanbul main international airport on Tuesday. As many as 36 people have been confirmed dead with over 100 injured.

Jun 29, 2016, 09:19 AM IST

Would-be suicide bombers target mosque in Nigeria

Boko Haram has repeatedly used suicide bombers against civilian "soft" targets.

Jun 27, 2016, 15:33 PM IST

Suicide bombings against Iraqi forces kill at least 10: officials

Three suicide bombers targeted Iraqi forces in the Baghdad area and the country`s south on Monday, killing at least 10 people, security and medical officials said.

Apr 04, 2016, 15:16 PM IST

Belgium attacks toll revised down to 28

The death toll from the March 22 attacks on Brussels airport and the metro system has been revised down to 28, the Belgian Crisis Centre said on Sunday.

Mar 27, 2016, 17:09 PM IST

Three Brussels attackers identified, police hunt fourth

Prosecutors said brothers Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui had carried out attacks at Zaventem airport and Maalbeek metro station, while bomb-making expert Najim Laachraoui was identified by police sources as the second airport bomber.

Mar 24, 2016, 09:57 AM IST

Two suicide bombers kill 22 at mosque in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri

Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.

Mar 16, 2016, 17:43 PM IST

Islamic State suicide bombers penetrate Iraq Army headquarter, kill general

Four Islamic State group suicide bombers infiltrated an army headquarters west of Baghdad, killing an Iraqi general and five other soldiers, army and police officers said on Tuesday.

Mar 01, 2016, 21:09 PM IST

Four suicide bombers target market, school in Cameroon, kill 22

The attackers at the market disguised themselves as food vendors, said Far North Governor Midjiyawa Bakari.

Feb 19, 2016, 21:00 PM IST

58 die in Nigeria suicide bomb attacks

Two female suicide bombers on Wednesday killed at least 58 at a camp for people made homeless by Boko Haram`s Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, emergency services, in the latest violence to hit the remote region.

Feb 11, 2016, 02:50 AM IST

Islamic State group claims bombings near Syria Shiite shrine; at least 50 killed, 100 injured

State news agency SANA had earlier reported 30 people killed in the three blasts, which it said were caused by a car bomb and two suicide bombers.

Jan 31, 2016, 18:36 PM IST

'ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi training Mumbai girls for suicide bombings through online classes'

Some shocking claims have been made by ISIS terror suspects during interrogation by Mumbai's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) officials.

Jan 31, 2016, 06:56 AM IST

400 Yazidi children abducted by ISIS, could be used as suicide bombers: Report

US Defence Secretary Ash Carter laid out broad plans on Thursday to defeat Islamic State militants and retake the group's key power centers in Iraq and Syria.

Jan 14, 2016, 22:58 PM IST

5 killed by female suicide bombers in north Cameroon: Governor

Five people have been killed in a double suicide attack by two women in the restive far north of Cameroon, the governor of the region said.

Nov 29, 2015, 06:13 AM IST

France pays tribute to victims of Paris attacks

Hundreds of survivors and relatives of the dead joined political leaders for a remembrance ceremony in the capital.

Nov 27, 2015, 18:08 PM IST