Suicide bomber kills 6 at Nigeria mosque, military says
Nigeria’s military says a suicide bomber has detonated inside a mosque in the country’s northeast, killing six worshippers and himself. An army spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, said in a statement that two bombers first tried the larger Damboa Central Mosque early Friday but were kept from entering by armed soldiers acting as mosque security. […]
Third ISIS Terrorist Attack In One Day: Suicide Bomber Attacts Kuwait Mosque,10 Killed
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital after Friday prayers. A posting on a Twitter account known to belong to the Islamic State group said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt. The attack was claimed by […]
Violence Continues in Nigeria – Militants Kill 29 in Maiduguri
A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people at a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, police say. Dozens more were wounded in the attack. It follows an overnight assault on the north-eastern city by Boko Haram, in which at least 13 people were killed before troops were able to push back the […]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘increases’ suicide attacks
The UN children’s agency says there has been an “alarming” increase in the number of suicide attacks in northern Nigeria, with many of them involving women and children. There had been 27 attacks so far this year, compared with 26 for the whole of last year, Unicef said in a statement. Three-quarters of the attacks […]
Somali female suicide bomber Luul Dahir
She was, by almost all accounts, a rather wonderful woman – smart, helpful, and engaging – and a familiar presence behind the old-fashioned wooden reception counter in the Central Hotel’s spacious lobby in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. “We made a really good connection. She was very attentive, and was doing her job very well. One […]
Suicide Attack Targets Nigerian Students In Potiskum
Two militants have attacked a business college in Potiskum in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Yobe. At least six students were seriously injured by gunfire, but dozens more were hurt as they tried to escape. The gunman was accompanied by a suicide bomber, who blew himself up in the car park. No-one so far has […]
Suicide Bomber attacks Yobe college students in Potiskum Nigeria
Damaturu in Nigeria — A loud explosion and gunshots were heard on Friday morning in Potiskum town of Yobe state.Information gathered from residents state that the sound was from the College of Administrative and Business Studies (CABS), Potiskum.A resident in the area Malam Mustafa Ilyasu said it was a suicide bomb attack.”A suicide bomber came […]
