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Dozens killed in attack at Pakistani mosque

Thirty-four people were killed and 100 wounded in a blast during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, a government official said. The mosque had about 300 people when the blast went off, officials said.

 

India on high alert after Mumbai blasts

India on high alert after Mumbai blasts

Officials in Mumbai, India, have corrected the death toll from Wednesday's blasts, saying that 18 people were killed.

 

Blast in a bakery near ashram kills 8 in India

A top official says the blast on a bakery near a meditation center in western India was apparently caused by a bomb....

 

3 U.S. soldiers die in blast near Pakistan school

A bomb killed three U.S. soldiers and partly destroyed a girls' school in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday in an attack that drew ...

 

Blast Rocks Crowded Market in Northwest Pakistan

A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck the town of Adazai Sunday, killing the mayor and at least eight others, police said.

 

Indonesian Police Say Jakarta Bombings Are Work of Jemaah Islamiyah

Indonesian Police say the bombings of two hotels in Jakarta on Friday was the work of Jemaah Islamiyah, a terrorist group with al-Qaida ties. Analysts say it is likely that Noordin Top, a Malaysian fugitive who leads an affiliated group ...

 

Report: Fugitive suspected in Jakarta blasts

Report: Fugitive suspected in Jakarta blasts

The conventional but sophisticated modus operandi used in twin hotel bombings prompted Indonesian officials to suspect one of the nation's most-wanted men, official media reported Saturday.

 

Blasts hit two Jakarta hotels; 6 reported dead

Blasts hit two Jakarta hotels; 6 reported dead

Explosions tore through two luxury hotels Friday morning in south Jakarta, Indonesia. Antara News, a state-run agency, said at least six people were killed and a number of others were wounded. Police sealed off the area around both blasts, one of which occurred in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the other at the J.W.

 

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