Tag: killed

At Least 11 People Killed by a Landmine in Northern Afghanistan

KABUL—At least 11 civilians, including children, were killed when their vehicle set off a landmine in northern Afghanistan, local government officials said on Sunday, accusing Taliban insurgents for planting the landmine bombs. No terrorist group, including the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred on Saturday, hours before senior Taliban leaders and U.N. officials…


Mother Eulogizes Southern California Boy Killed in Road Rage Shooting

YORBA LINDA, Calif.—The mother of a Southern California boy killed in a road rage shooting remembered him Saturday as a six-year-old with a vocabulary beyond his years who exuded warmth and tenderness. “He gave us such joy, giving us purpose to our life. I felt so honored to be Aiden’s mommy,” Joanna Cloonan said at…


Burkina Faso Says at Least 100 Civilians Killed in Attack

NIAMEY, Niger—Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest attack in years. The attack took place Friday evening in Solhan village, in the Sahel’s Yagha province, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said in a statement blaming jihadists. The local market and several…


Boat Accident on Nigerian River Kills 60, More Feared Dead

LAGOS, Nigeria—Nigerian authorities confirmed that at least 60 people have died in a boat accident on the Niger River and that 83 missing passengers are also feared dead. The boat with more than 160 passengers, including many children and women, sank after hitting an object and breaking up Wednesday while traveling along Nigeria’s largest river…


Tesla Cooperating With Chinese Authorities After Accident Killed Police Officer

BEIJING—Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it would work with authorities to investigate a car accident in China that local police said caused the death of a police officer and injured another. A video circulated on China’s Twitter-like Weibo and in local state media showed a Tesla Model X next to two police officers lying on…


Back-to-Back Tornadoes Kill 12 in China; Over 300 Injured

BEIJING—Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, authorities said Saturday. Eight people died in the inland city of Wuhan on Friday night and four others in the town of Shengze, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east in Jiangsu province, local governments said. The first tornado…


Senior Hamas Commander Killed as Israel Strikes Gaza, Palestinians Fire Rockets

GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas military wing in an airstrike on Gaza on Wednesday and Palestinian militants rained rockets into Israel as global concern mounted over their most intense hostilities in years. At least 53 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to the Palestinian territory’s…


Bomb Kills at Least 30 Near Girls’ School in Afghan Capital

KABUL, Afghanistan—A bomb exploded near a girl’s school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old, Afghan government spokesmen said. The Taliban condemned the attack apparently aimed at civilians, and denied any responsibility. The explosion is being…


Islamic Leader Slain in East Congo After Attacks Killing 19

BENI, Congo—An Islamic leader in Congo’s eastern town of Beni was killed during evening prayers by unidentified gunmen after days of violent attacks by rebels left at least 19 people dead, officials said. Gunmen came into Beni’s central mosque Saturday, shooting dead Sheikh Ali Amin Uthman, the representative of the Islamic community of Beni, according…


Roaring Tanker Fire Kills 7, Injures 14 in Afghan Capital

KABUL, Afghanistan—A searing blaze that roared through dozens of fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed seven people and injured 14 others, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. Investigators were combing through the tankers that lay in smoldering ruins and a gas station caught in the flames that lit up…