Latest articles on Suicide Attacks

Easter blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill at least 207

Article Agency - 21 Apr 2019

The attacks were the worst act of violence to hit the country in the decade since the end of a bloody civil war that killed up to 100 000 people

At least 50 killed in Nigeria mosque suicide bombing

Africa Deutsche Welle 1 - 21 Nov 2017

There have been no claims of responsibility for the suicide bombing, although authorities believe jihadi group Boko Haram is responsible

Somalia: Former al-Shabab militants share their story

Africa Sandra Petersmann - 16 Oct 2017

Abu and Gardere worked as teachers in Somalia before joining Islamic extremist group al-Shabab. But what made them decide to leave?

Paris, Brussels jihadist network: what we know

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Mar 2016

Following attacks in Paris and now Brussels, investigators continue to track down those responsible.

Fifteen killed in Brussels explosions (and counting)

Article Reuters - 22 Mar 2016

Four days after the arrest of a suspect of the Paris attack that killed 130 people, blasts have gone off at Brussels airport and a metro station.

Survivors describe Boko Haram slaughter

Africa Sapa Ap - 13 Jan 2015

Survivors of the Boko Haram massacre that took place around the town of Baga, Nigeria, describe the militants slaughtering some people "like insects".

Groenewald tried to rescue children before shootings

Article Sapaxxxx - 2 Dec 2014

Werner Groenewald, the South African aid worker killed in Afghanistan, tried to protect his children from the gunmen after he was shot in the leg.

Fresh attack in Russia leaves many dead following suicide bombing

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Dec 2013

A day after a deadly suicide bombing at a train station in Volgograd, Russia, a blast in the same city has left 10 people dead.

Russia: Death toll rises after suicide-bomb attack

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Dec 2013

The death toll in Volgograd, Russia, has risen to 16 after a suicide bomber targeted a train station in the city ahead of the Olympic Games.

Iraqi security forces free hostages

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Dec 2013

Security forces in Iraq have freed hostages at a city council office and killed one suicide bomber, says an official.

China: Tiananmen crash might be suicide attack

Article Reuters - 29 Oct 2013

Chinese authorities investigating what could be Beijing's first major suicide attack have been searching for two men from Muslim-dominated Xinjiang.

South Africa’s infantile foreign policy

Article Editorial - 20 Sep 2012

The "global war on terror" and its awful sequelae seem very far away to most South Africans.

Scores killed in Mogadishu suicide attack

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Oct 2011

At least 50 people have died after a vehicle laden with explosives was detonated by a suicide bomber near government buildings in central Mogadishu.

Somali AU bases hit by simultaneous suicide attacks

Article Katharine Houreld - 30 May 2011

Five simultaneous suicide attacks targeted African Union bases in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, officials have said.

North Afghan police chief killed in suicide blast

Article Staff Reporter - 28 May 2011

The police chief of northern Afghanistan had been among seven people killed in a suicide bombing at the Takhar governor's office.

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Latest articles on Suicide Attacks

Easter blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill at least 207

At least 50 killed in Nigeria mosque suicide bombing

Somalia: Former al-Shabab militants share their story

Paris, Brussels jihadist network: what we know

Fifteen killed in Brussels explosions (and counting)

Survivors describe Boko Haram slaughter

Groenewald tried to rescue children before shootings

Fresh attack in Russia leaves many dead following suicide bombing

Russia: Death toll rises after suicide-bomb attack

Iraqi security forces free hostages

China: Tiananmen crash might be suicide attack

South Africa’s infantile foreign policy

Scores killed in Mogadishu suicide attack

Somali AU bases hit by simultaneous suicide attacks

North Afghan police chief killed in suicide blast

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