Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • Features
    • Buthelezi, the King’s Hand
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2023
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2012-2021
    • The Fiscal Cliff
  • Research World
    • Submissions
    • Papers
  • Power of Women 2024
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Power Of Women
      • 2024 Edition
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Youth Summit
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Partners
    • Podcasts
    • Crossword
    • Digital Editions
    • Register
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

Bomb Attacks

Zimbabwe police make two arrests over election rally blast
Africa
/ 3 July 2018

Zimbabwe police make two arrests over election rally blast

About 50 people were injured in the blast, which exploded as Mnangagwa left the podium after addressing supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party

By Agency
‘Somalis must stand united and fight’
Africa
/ 20 October 2017

‘Somalis must stand united and fight’

The president and citizens believe they must urgently stop al-Shabab ‘before they kill all of us’

By Staff Reporter
Al-Shabab’s show of force backfires disastrously
Africa
/ 20 October 2017

Al-Shabab’s show of force backfires disastrously

Despite years of conflict, al-Shabab remains a potent military and political force, able to occupy territory and launch terror attacks

By Simon Allison
Bombing catches junta off-guard
Article
/ 23 August 2015

Bombing catches junta off-guard

No one has claimed responsibility for the blast in Thailand, with everyone from Islamist groups and the Uighur to a lone operative being blamed.

By Simon Tisdall
Nato sends warning as Taliban truck bombs rock Afganistan
Article
/ 4 September 2014

Nato sends warning as Taliban truck bombs rock Afganistan

A Taliban attack has killed 18 people and wounded around 150 in Afghanistan, while Nato has warned that accords over Afghan troops have to be signed.

By Sanjeev Miglani
Nigeria sits on sectarian powder keg
Africa
/ 22 May 2014

Nigeria sits on sectarian powder keg

Terrorists are counting on sowing hatred in deeply divided places like the city of Jos, which has long been a flashpoint for ethnic tensions.

By Staff Reporter
Barrel bombs kill dozens in Syria
Article
/ 16 December 2013

Barrel bombs kill dozens in Syria

Air raids using barrel bombs in Syria’s second city of Aleppo have killed at least 76 people, including 28 children.

By Staff Reporter
US condemns Baghdad attackers as ‘enemies of Islam’
Article
/ 11 August 2013

US condemns Baghdad attackers as ‘enemies of Islam’

The United States has condemned the perpetrators of deadly attacks in Iraq as "enemies of Islam" and called the acts "cowardly".

By Sapa Afp
Suicide bomber kills 25 at Pakistan election rally
Article
/ 6 May 2013

Suicide bomber kills 25 at Pakistan election rally

A suicide bomber has targeted an election rally organised by a religious party in Pakistan, killing 25 people, officials say.

By Reuters
Human Rights Watch: Syrian airstrikes
Videos
/ 6 May 2013

Human Rights Watch: Syrian airstrikes

VIDEO: Footage by Human Rights Watch in Syria shows the government allegedly blowing up civilian hospitals and bread lines.

By Staff Reporter
Bomb attacks increase in Pakistan as latest blast kills 8
Article
/ 29 April 2013

Bomb attacks increase in Pakistan as latest blast kills 8

A bomb has killed eight people in Pakistan, including the son of an Afghan cleric, and wounded about 45 in the city of Peshawar, officials have said.

By Jibran Ahmad
1 MIT shooting suspect killed after hijacking
Article
/ 19 April 2013

1 MIT shooting suspect killed after hijacking

A suspect in the shooting of an MIT guard is dead, and a manhunt is on for another – both of whom are believed to be involved in the Boston bombings.

By Reuters
Boston Marathon bombings: Stories of the dead, injured
Article
/ 17 April 2013

Boston Marathon bombings: Stories of the dead, injured

The bombs at the Boston Marathon killed three people and wounded more than 170. Here are the stories of those killed and some of the injured.

By Sapa Ap
Marathon bombs possibly made from pressure cookers, say FBI
Article
/ 17 April 2013

Marathon bombs possibly made from pressure cookers, say FBI

The explosives detonated at the Boston Marathon were homemade devices full of nails, possibly packed into kitchen pressure cookers, say US officials.

By Mathieu Rabechault
Runner Kalmer says SA athletes are safe
Article
/ 16 April 2013

Runner Kalmer says SA athletes are safe

SA athlete Rene Kalmer says she has not heard of South African casualties at the Boston Marathon after blasts at the finish line killed three people.

By Staff Reporter
Explosion kills 12 in Aleppo
Article
/ 18 January 2013

Explosion kills 12 in Aleppo

Twelve people were killed when an explosion rocked a government-held district of the disputed Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said.

By Alexander Dziadosz and Erika Solomon
Malians seethe over desecration
Africa
/ 5 July 2012

Malians seethe over desecration

The attacks by Islamist hardliners on tombs and mosques is ratcheting up the pressure in the south of Mali. Monica Mark reports.

By Staff Reporter
Mamman Nur masterminded UN attack, says Nigeria
Article
/ 31 August 2011

Mamman Nur masterminded UN attack, says Nigeria

Nigerian authorities say the man behind the attack on UN headquarters in Abuja last week is the al-Qaeda-linked Boko Haram sect’s Mamman Nur.

By Camillus Eboh
No image available
Article
/ 19 May 2011

Bombs target police in Iraq’s Kirkuk

A series of attacks against police in the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday killed at least 25 people and wounded 79 others.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 21 December 2010

Kenyan police ramp up patrols after blast

Kenyan police intensified security following an explosion at a Nairobi bus station which killed three people and injured dozens of others.

By Staff Reporter
Okah faces new bomb claims
Article
/ 12 November 2010

Okah faces new bomb claims

An announcement this week linking Henry Okah to a car bomb explosion in Warri in March could deal a fresh blow to his bail application in SA.

By Lionel Faull
No image available
Article
/ 5 June 2009

Dozens killed in Pakistan bomb attack

A bomb blast killed about 40 worshippers attending Friday prayers at a mosque in a restive area of north-west Pakistan.

By Zeeshan Haider

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2025 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }