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Car bomb in northern Mali kills 5

February 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

At least five people have been kille Friday by a car bomb in the remote north-Malian town of Khalil. The blast was meant to target Tuareg MNLA separatists, who are allied with the French forces stationed in the country. According … read more »

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Car bombs rock Libya’s capital, killing 2 people; authorities defuse third car bomb

August 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A Libyan security official says two car bombs have exploded in Libya’s capital, killing two people. The official says the first car bomb went off in a main street early in the morning Sunday, killing two and wounding four people. … read more »

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Nigeria: 4 feared dead in Kaduna’s bomb explosion

August 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A bomb explosion has occurred in Kaduna metropolis, killing at least four people. The explosion occurred along Ali Akilu road between Abakpa Total/Shagalinku within the metropolis. The explosive device, a security source said, exploded accidentally in the hands of two … read more »

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Nigeria attacks increasingly hit public

April 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kaduna – Suicide bombers and gunmen in northern Nigeria are passing over increasingly fortified government structures for softer targets like churches and beer parlours – and hitting the nation’s impoverished masses in the process. One local preacher said on Tuesday: … read more »

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Violence erupts in Nigeria

March 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Maiduguri – An hours-long gun battle raged on Saturday in a northern Nigerian city that’s the spiritual home of a radical Islamist sect, and a car bomb exploded during a gun fight with members of the group in another city … read more »

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Car bomb detonates during Nigeria raid

March 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kano – Nigeria’s military says two suspected members of a radical Islamist sect were killed and two soldiers wounded when a car bomb exploded during a raid on a suspected hideout for the group. Brigadier General Iliyasu Abba told journalists … read more »

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Nigeria bomb suspect dies in jail

March 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lagos – A lawyer for one of the men accused of planning a 2010 dual car bombing in Nigeria’s capital says his client has died while awaiting trial. Festus Keyamo said on Saturday in a statement that Tiemkenfa Francis Osvo, … read more »

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Al-Shabaab claims Somali car bombing

February 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mogadishu – The Islamist al-Shabaab rebel movement claimed responsibility for a car bomb which exploded at a major police building in Somalia’s war-torn capital Mogadishu on Friday, wounding a police officer. “A car full of explosives, which was seized by … read more »

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Nine Die In Bomb Blast At India’s High Court

September 7, 2011 by benim

An explosion apparently caused by a briefcase bomb went off outside a crowded gate to the High Court in New Delhi killing at least nine people, officials said. The blast in the country’s capital also injured at least 45 people, … read more »

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Blast in Benghazi accidental

May 4, 2011 by benim

Benghazi – Libyan rebels said on Wednesday that an explosion the day before in their eastern bastion of Benghazi was an accident and not a car bomb as they initially stated. “The owner of the car has come to claim … read more »

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Suicide car bomb near Mogadishu police camp in Somalia

February 21, 2011 by benim

A suicide car bomb exploded near a police training camp in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, but the number of casualties was not immediately clear, police said. “We saw a speeding car toward us, and it soon exploded. Every place … read more »

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Brother of alleged Nigerian militant leader collapses in court

January 18, 2011 by benim

ABUJA — The brother of a notorious militant charged with treason over twin car bombings in Nigeria’s capital last October collapsed in court on Tuesday as his trial was about to start. Charles Okah fell to the floor with proceedings … read more »

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Morocco says holding member of Al Qaeda in Maghreb

January 5, 2011 by benim

Morocco has arrested a member of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) among 26 others who planned to attack security services and rob banks, official media said. Quoting an interior ministry statement, official media said Moroccan security forces recently … read more »

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South Africa: Henry Okah to appeal bail decision

January 4, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Nigerian terror accused, Henry Okah, will appeal against a decision to deny him bail in a Randburg court on Tuesday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said. “They will argue at the Randburg court today,” NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga … read more »

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Nigeria denies bail to Abuja car bomb suspects

December 21, 2010 by benim

A Nigeria court on Tuesday denied bail to four people, including the brother of suspected militant leader Henry Okah, who face terrorism and treason charges related to fatal car bomb attacks in Abuja. Charles Okah and three others were detained … read more »

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Yemen car bomb kills 17, rattling fragile truce

November 24, 2010 by benim

A car bomb struck a religious procession in a Shiite rebel bastion of north Yemen on Wednesday, killing 17 people and rattling a fragile truce with the government, a rebel spokesman and a tribal chief said. “Seventeen people were killed … read more »

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Blasts in Baghdad kill at least 50

November 2, 2010 by benim

At least 50 people were killed and 75 wounded in a wave of blasts across Baghdad on Tuesday, police said. There were 14 explosions. Ten were car bombs, three were roadside bombs, and another was what’s called a sticky bomb … read more »

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