bomb blasts
Turkey detains 200 pro-Kurdish party officials after deadly twin weekend blasts
Middle East
December 12, 2016
Turkey detains 200 pro-Kurdish party officials after deadly twin weekend blasts
Turkish police detained nearly 200 pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) officials on Monday over alleged links to Kurdish militants, after…
At least one killed in a Cairo blast, no claim of responsibility
Middle East
October 29, 2016
At least one killed in a Cairo blast, no claim of responsibility
An explosive device detonated along a main road in Cairo on Friday as security forces passed by, killing at least…
Lebanon in mourning after bomb blasts kill 43
Middle East
November 13, 2015
Lebanon in mourning after bomb blasts kill 43
Lebanon observed a national day of mourning on Friday after two suicide bombs the day before killed 43 people in…
Bomb blasts kill dozens in Iraqi capital Baghdad
World
February 7, 2015
Bomb blasts kill dozens in Iraqi capital Baghdad
A series of bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, killing at least 37 people in attacks targeting busy…
Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon claims Beirut bombing
World
January 21, 2014
Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon claims Beirut bombing
The Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon, believed to be a franchise of the Syrian Al-Qaeda-linked group, on Tuesday claimed a bomb…
Investigations determine three explosives caused Interior Minister envoy blast
Egypt
September 5, 2013
Investigations determine three explosives caused Interior Minister envoy blast
An investigation team from the prosecution visited the area in Nasr City that witnessed the assassination attempt on Interior Minister…
Interior Minister: Foreign elements possibly responsible for bomb attack
Egypt
September 5, 2013
Interior Minister: Foreign elements possibly responsible for bomb attack
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim told Al-Masry Al-Youm Thursday that unidentified elements tried to assassinate him using an improvised and remote-controlled explosive…
Bomb attacks on police in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, kill 27
World
May 19, 2011
Bomb attacks on police in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, kill 27
Kirkuk – A spate of bomb attacks against police in the disputed northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Thursday killed…