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Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, amid hopes for talks

A suicide bomber kills 63 people and wounds 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital, the interior ministry says, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for a deal on a US troop withdrawal.

Suicide attack at Kabul Shi'ite mosque kills 'at least 14 civilians'

A suicide bomber detonated himself at the gate of a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital as other attackers stormed the building, killing at least 14 people as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, officials say.

Taliban suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy in south Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber rams a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan's restive southern province of Kandahar, causing casualties, officials say.

Manchester concert suicide attack prompts security rethinks worldwide

Countries from the United States to Japan and Singapore are considering tightening security ahead of major theatre and sports events following a suicide bomb attack in Britain that killed at least 22 people.

IS suicide bombing kills 14 in Iraqi gas plant

The Islamic State (IS) group has staged a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people were killed and 20 wounded, Iraqi officials say.

Pakistan suicide attack death toll rises to 72

A suicide bomber who attacked a park thronging with families celebrating Easter killed at least 72 people in Pakistan, with children among the dead. More than 200 people were hurt when explosives packed with ball bearings ripped through crowds near a children's play area in the park in Lahore, leaving dozens dead or bloodied.

Afghanistan attack: Kabul suicide bomber 'kills nine'

A suicide bomber kills at least nine people outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.

IS claims responsibility for Baghdad mall attack

The IS group claims responsibility for the Baghdad mall attack that killed 18 people on Monday. Gunmen stormed into the Jawhara Mall after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance.

21 killed in Taliban suicide bomb blast in NW Pakistan

At least 21 people are killed and dozens wounded when a Taliban suicide bomber on a motorbike crashed into the main gate of a government office in the northwest Pakistan town of Mardan.

August 18, 2019
August 18, 2019

Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, amid hopes for talks

A suicide bomber kills 63 people and wounds 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital, the interior ministry says, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for a deal on a US troop withdrawal.

August 25, 2017
August 25, 2017

Suicide attack at Kabul Shi'ite mosque kills 'at least 14 civilians'

A suicide bomber detonated himself at the gate of a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital as other attackers stormed the building, killing at least 14 people as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, officials say.

August 2, 2017
August 2, 2017

Taliban suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy in south Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber rams a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan's restive southern province of Kandahar, causing casualties, officials say.

May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017

Manchester concert suicide attack prompts security rethinks worldwide

Countries from the United States to Japan and Singapore are considering tightening security ahead of major theatre and sports events following a suicide bomb attack in Britain that killed at least 22 people.

May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016

IS suicide bombing kills 14 in Iraqi gas plant

The Islamic State (IS) group has staged a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people were killed and 20 wounded, Iraqi officials say.

March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016

Pakistan suicide attack death toll rises to 72

A suicide bomber who attacked a park thronging with families celebrating Easter killed at least 72 people in Pakistan, with children among the dead. More than 200 people were hurt when explosives packed with ball bearings ripped through crowds near a children's play area in the park in Lahore, leaving dozens dead or bloodied.

February 1, 2016
February 1, 2016

Afghanistan attack: Kabul suicide bomber 'kills nine'

A suicide bomber kills at least nine people outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.

January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016

IS claims responsibility for Baghdad mall attack

The IS group claims responsibility for the Baghdad mall attack that killed 18 people on Monday. Gunmen stormed into the Jawhara Mall after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance.

December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015

21 killed in Taliban suicide bomb blast in NW Pakistan

At least 21 people are killed and dozens wounded when a Taliban suicide bomber on a motorbike crashed into the main gate of a government office in the northwest Pakistan town of Mardan.

December 27, 2015
December 27, 2015

It's suicide bombing

It was a suicide attacker who blew himself up inside an Ahmadiyya mosque in Rajshahi on Friday, initial police findings and the autopsy report have confirmed. While the investigators point finger at the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for the attack, US-based SITE Intelligence Group has reported that the Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for it.