Tag: bombings

Explosions Hit DC Businesses As Bombing Suspect Remains On The Loose

Authorities in Washington, D.C. are seeking public assistance in locating the suspects behind three bombing attacks on Sunday morning. Bombs hit a bank, a retail outlet, and a grocery store within 15 minutes on July 2, causing damage. Three stores in Northeast Washington reported attacks with explosive devices, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD)…


Indonesian Prosecutors Seek Life for Bali Bombing Suspect

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a life sentence for a top terror suspect who eluded capture for 18 years and accused him of masterminding a series of deadly attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. Aris Sumarsono, 58, whose real name is Arif Sunarso but is better known as Zulkarnaen, sat impassively as…


Uganda Charges 15 With Terrorism for Role in ISIS-linked Bombings

KAMPALA—Uganda on Thursday charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged role in bombings in the country’s capital and elsewhere in October and November that left at least nine people dead. In the early hours of Nov. 16, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a…


Afghanistan Evacuation Flights Resume After Deadly Bombings

Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 95 Afghans. As the call to prayer echoed through Kabul along with the roar of departing planes, the anxious crowd outside the airport was as large as ever. Dozens of Taliban members…


Multiple US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Bombings: Pentagon

Multiple U.S. troops were killed by the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. “We can confirm that a number of U.S. service members were killed in today’s complex attack at Kabul airport,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. Multiple others are being treated for wounds, he added. “We also know that a number…


Multiple US Troops Killed in Afghanistan Bombings: Pentagon

Multiple U.S. troops were killed by the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. “We can confirm that a number of U.S. service members were killed in today’s complex attack at Kabul airport,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. Multiple others are being treated for wounds, he added. “We also know that a number…


12 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan Bombings: Pentagon

Twelve U.S. troops were killed in the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. In addition, 15 were wounded, CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie told reporters in a briefing conducted hours after the attack. It wasn’t clear what branches the troops who were injured or killed came from. McKenzie blamed the ISIS terrorist group for the explosions….


13 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan Bombings

Thirteen U.S. troops were killed in the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. More than a dozen others were wounded, CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie told reporters in a briefing conducted hours after the attack. It wasn’t clear what branches the troops who were injured or killed came from. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, bragging…


Twin Suicide Bombings Rock Central Baghdad, at Least 28 Dead

BAGHDAD—Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Blood smeared the floors of…