Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said. Two foreigners were injured while…
Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody
A Libyan man accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie 34 years ago is in United States custody, Scottish authorities have said. The US announced charges against Abu Agila Masud two years ago, alleging…
At least 4 reportedly killed as al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants storm hotel in Somalia’s capital
At least four people were killed in an ongoing attack by Al-Shabaab militants who laid siege to a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu overnight, a security agency official told AFP on Monday. Gunfire and explosions could still be heard…
Armed al-Shabab militants storm hotel in Somali capital
Somali security forces were attempting to flush out armed assailants from a hotel in the Somali capital, a police spokesman said Sunday, after the extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. There has been no immediate word of any…
Convicts on death row for killing US blogger escape from Bangladesh court
Two Islamist militants convicted of killing Avijit Roy, an American blogger critical of Islamic fundamentalism, and his Bangladeshi publisher, escaped from a crowded court in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, Sunday. Suspected members of the al-Qaida-inspired local militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team,…
Dover migrant centre attack driven by right-wing ideology – police
The firebombing of an immigration processing centre was motivated by extreme right-wing terrorist ideology, police have said. Andrew Leak, 66, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, threw up to three incendiary devices at the site in Dover, Kent, last Sunday. He is…
Somalia’s president says at least 100 killed in car bombings
Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five…
Terrorists, Cultists plan heavy attack on Lagos-Army
The Nigerian Army said there is an attempted by fleeing bandits to attack Lagos and take over the economic nerve centre of the country. The force said intelligence reports indicates also that cult groups are planning to take over some…
Civilian JTF kill 9 terrorists, arrest 5 in Katsina
A Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), operating in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State early hours of Sunday morning reportedly killed nine terrorists, arrested five others and confiscated nine of their motorcycles in a foiled attack on the community.…
2 suspected terrorists killed in Katsina, victim rescued
Two suspected terrorists have been killed in Katsina as security operatives make concerted efforts to stamp out banditry and other criminal activities in the state. The criminals met their waterloo on Sunday as police personnel repelled a terrorist attack in…