Bomb Blasts
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Two dead after explosion in Krejcir-owned shop
Two people have been killed and at least five injured when a bomb exploded in Bedfordview in a shop owned by Czech businessperson Radovan Krejcir.
FBI releases footage of Boston bombing suspects
The FBI has released pictures and a video of two men suspected of planting the Boston marathon bombs, appealing for help to identify the pair.
Boston’s tweeters offer aid to marathon runners
As smoke cleared from the bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon, runners were comforted by acts of kindness carried out by city residents offering help.
Blasts kill dozens near Syrian capital
Simultaneous car bombings have killed more than 50 people and left a trail of destruction in a town near Syria’s capital.
Bomb blast kills 10 in Kenya
At least ten people were killed in grenade attacks on Sunday at two churches in Garissa, a town in northern Kenya.
Militants pose new threat to Africa
The US says three of Africa’s militant groups are striving to coordinate their operations and represent a threat to security on the continent.
Pakistan bomb blast kills 13
A bomb ripped through a market area in a northwest Pakistan town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 35.
Police fear Norway shooting and bomb blast connected
The bomb blast in central Oslo and a shooting at a political youth camp outside the capital are connected, Norwegian police said on Friday.
Rome on alert after embassy bomb blasts
Rome was on high alert on Christmas Eve after parcel bomb blasts at the Chilean and Swiss embassies in the Italian capital.
Two blasts rock Russia’s Caucasus region
Two blasts hit Russia’s Caucasus on Tuesday, one killing a policeman at a checkpoint and the other wounding about two dozen at a street cafe.
Uganda ‘to go on the offensive’ following Kampala blasts
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni says that AU troops in Somalia should be boosted to 20 000 to "eliminate" those behind the Kampala blasts.
World Cup fans targeted in Uganda blast
Twin bombs tore into crowds watching the World Cup final in the Uganda capital, killing 64 and wounding scores on Sunday,
‘Coordinated’ attacks kill seven, injure 60 in India
Two bombs ripped through crowded markets on Monday in India’s restive north-eastern state of Assam, killing at least seven people and wounding 60.
Taliban kill three in roadside bomb blast
Three civilians were killed in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Friday as government pondered its options for wresting control of the valley from militants.
Dozens killed in Mumbai attacks
At least 80 people were killed in a series of attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Wednesday night.