World news about “Suicide attack” published by euronews.
Niger suicide attacks fuel fears Mali conflict could spread There are fears that militant violence in West Africa is spreading after a double suicide attack in Niger which left more than 20 people dead, mostly… 24/05/2013
Militants attack French mine and army barracks in Niger Islamist suicide bombers have struck at an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger. In Agadez in the north, at least 20 soldiers were killed… 23/05/2013
Two suicide bombers strike in northern Niger towns Two suicide bombers have struck Northern Niger, injuring at least 16 people. A subsequent gunbattle with suspected Islamist militants has claimed the lives of… 23/05/2013
Bombing by Taliban-linked group targets foreign forces in Kabul Six people have been killed in a suicide bombing, after a group allied to the Taliban say they targeted foreign troops in Kabul.. Another 37 people were… 16/05/2013
Afghanistan: suicide attack kills 5 police in Jalalabad Taliban suicide bombers have killed at least five police officers in an raid on a police station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. One attacker set off… 26/03/2013
Bomb attack in Kabul during Hagel visit A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of the Defence Ministry in Kabul this morning killing nine civilians and injuring 14. The attack came during the… 09/03/2013
Beirut car bomb kills eight – nocomment Eight people were killed by a massive roadside bomb in the centre of the Christian half of Beirut. 19/10/2012
Heavy loss of life in another grim day for Afghanistan Another bloody day of NATO airstrikes and suicide bombings has left dozens dead and wounded in Afghanistan. In the airstrike just south of Kabul local… 06/06/2012
Attacks put Kabul on high alert – nocomment An 18-hour Taliban attack on the Afghan capital ended when insurgents, who took refuge overnight in two buildings, were overcome by heavy gunfire from… 17/04/2012
Syrian troops ambushed and killed in IraqAs many as 40 Syrian soldiers and government employees have been killed by unidentified gunmen in Iraq. They were among a group of Syrian nationals who… 04/03/2013
Mali: Shooting at military camp exposes army divisionsAt least one person has been killed and several wounded in apparent clashes between factions within Mali’s military. Some reports suggest government… 08/02/2013
One soldier injured in Mali suicide blastA suicide bomber has struck in Mali. A Malian officer says the attacker approached troops on a motorbike close to the northern town of Gao before detonating… 08/02/2013
Bulgaria blames Hezbollah for Burgos bombBulgaria has accused the Lebanese-based militant organisation Hezbollah of being behind the Burgos bus bombing last July, which killed five Israelis. The… 05/02/2013
Dozens killed in suicide attack on Iraqi police HQIn northern Iraq, at least 33 people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a sucide attack on the police headquarters in Kirkuk. Authorities say two… 03/02/2013
Dozens killed in bombing at Shi’ite funeral in IraqMore than 40 people were killed at a funeral in Iraq, when a suicide bomber dressed as a mourner detonated his explosives among the crowd in the middle of a… 23/01/2013
Afghanistan: Taliban suicide attack on government building in KabulA coordinated attack involving suicide bombers and a powerful car bomb has hit the headquarters of the Kabul traffic department. This was followed by a… 21/01/2013
Baluchistan Chief Minister goes after bomb blastsThe Chief Minister of the Pakistani province of Baluchistan has been sacked over deadly bomb attacks in the provincial capital, Quetta. Shia protesters in the… 14/01/2013
Bomb attacks in two Pakistan cities kill dozensIn a black day for Pakistan, bombings in two cities have left well over 100 people dead. A double attack in Quetta saw the worst of the atrocities. More… 10/01/2013
Suicide bomber strikes at Afghanistan base used by CIAThree people were killed after a lone suicide bomber struck at a US base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday. But authorities say the attacker did not get… 26/12/2012
Taliban bomber wounds Afghan intelligence chiefA Taliban suicide bomber has wounded Afghanistan’s intelligence chief, Asadullah Khalid, in Kabul. A man posing as a Taliban peace messenger detonated the… 06/12/2012
Taliban admit killing Shi’ites in Pakistan bombingsThe Taliban in Pakistan says it was behind a suicide bomb that killed 13 people on Wednesday night during Shi’ite processions in the city of Rawalpindi. The… 22/11/2012
Suicide bomb attack in KabulTwo people have been killed and two more have been wounded in a suicide bomb attack outside a foreign-run military compound in Afghanistan this morning… 21/11/2012
Brahimi questions Syria ‘civil war’ as ceasefire failsViolence has again marred the last day of what is supposed to be a four-day ceasefire in Syria. At least 10 people have been killed by a car bomb in the… 29/10/2012
Suicide bomber targets church full of worshippersA Catholic church in northern Nigeria that was full of worshippers has been targeted by a suicide bomber who drove a jeep into it on Sunday morning. The… 29/10/2012
Suicide bombers attack Nigerian churchAt least one suicide bomber has driven a vehicle packed with explosives into a crowded Catholic church in northern Nigeria. Reports about the number of… 28/10/2012
Dozens killed by suicide attack on Afghan mosqueAt least 32 people have reported been killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in northern Afghanistan. Some eyewitnesses say the bomber was dressed in an… 26/10/2012
Car bomb kills 16 in northwest PakistanAt least 16 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a market in northwest Pakistan on Saturday. Twenty-five others were injured in the blast in Darra… 13/10/2012
Deadly attack on NATO patrol in AfghanistanAt least three NATO soldiers have been killed along with up to nine civilians in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. Nearly 40 others were wounded. The… 01/10/2012
Double attack in DamascusTwo bombs have rocked the Syrian capital Damascus. The main rebel group in the country, The Free Syrian Army, has claimed reponsibility for the attacks on… 26/09/2012
Suicide bombers kill 15 in MogadishuAt least 15 people have been killed after two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a restaurant in central Mogadishu. It came a week after militants… 21/09/2012
Insurgents blame anti-Islam film for Kabul suicide bombingThe insurgent group Hezb-e-Islami has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a minibus in the Afghan capital Kabul. 12 people, mostly… 18/09/2012
Suicide bomber kills 12 close to Kabul airportAs many as 12 people – mostly foreigners – have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital Kabul. The blast was claimed by the Hezb-e-Islami… 18/09/2012
Kabul suicide bomb attack kills foreigners blast in response to anti-Islam filmA suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreign and local workers close to Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Reports suggest at least ten people have… 18/09/2012
Suicide bomber kills four in IraqA suicide bomber has struck close to the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. At least four people have been killed including two… 17/09/2012
Officer killed in Istanbul police station suicide bombingOne officer has been killed after a suicide bomber targeted a police station in Istanbul. At least seven others were wounded. The attack took place in… 11/09/2012
Dozens killed by deadly wave of attacks across IraqAt least 58 people have died following a string of attacks across Iraq, including a car bomb outside a French consulate. The most serious incident took… 09/09/2012
Dozens killed as Iraq hit by wave of deadly attacksMore than 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured following a wave of deadly attacks and blasts across Iraq. In one of the worst incidents… 09/09/2012
Multiple deadly attacks mar Afghan national holidayThe Taliban says it was behind a suicide attack near the heavily guarded NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, as the country marks a national… 08/09/2012
Suicide bomber strikes near NATO HQ in KabulAt least six people have been killed in a suicide attack close to the heavily guarded NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The bomber, who was… 08/09/2012
Pakistan: Explosion near international buildings in PeshawarAn attack by a suicide bomber in a car in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar has killed five people and injured at least 19 others. The seriously… 03/09/2012
Taliban admits double suicide blast in AfghanistanThe Taliban says it was behind a double suicide bombing that targeted a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan. At least eight civilians and four Afghan policemen… 01/09/2012
NATO base targeted by deadly double suicide blastAt least six people are said to have died after a double suicide attack on a key NATO base in central Afghanistan. A man wearing an explosive vest is said… 01/09/2012
Dagestan cleric killed in suicide bomb attackAn influential Islamic cleric in Russia’s Dagestan region was one of eight people killed in a suicide bomb attack. Sheikh Said Afandi died when a… 29/08/2012
Deadly attack on Afghan marketMore than 30 people have been killed and scores injured after a multiple attack on a busy market in Zaranj in southwest Afghanistan. Local officials said… 14/08/2012
Suicide bomber kills ‘more than 30’ in southern YemenYemen has been hit by a fresh wave of violence, highlighting the enduring threat of Islamist militancy in the country. In the latest explosion, more than 30… 05/08/2012
‘Suicide attack’ in Kenya ahead of Clinton visitA suspected suicide bomber has killed himself and wounded nine people in Nairobi, hours before a visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He… 04/08/2012
Bermudas and a back-pack – the suspect in the Israeli bus bombingIsraeli bus bomber identity still a mystery Bulgarian investigators are still trying to establish the identity of a suicide bomber who killed five Israeli… 19/07/2012
World leaders call for passing of Syria UN resolutionUS Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says the situation in Syria appears to be “spinning out of control.” He was reacting to Wednesday’s deadly bombing that… 18/07/2012
Damascus blast strikes Assad powerbaseAn attack on a meeting of top military and security officials has claimed the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law Assef… 18/07/2012
Deadly blast strikes heart of Assad’s regimeA suspected suicide bomb attack in Damascus has claimed the lives of Assef Shawkat, the Deputy Defence Minister and brother-in-law to President Bashar… 18/07/2012
Syria: minister and Assad relative ‘killed’ in suicide attackSyria’s defence minister and President al-Assad’s brother-in-law have both been killed in a suicide attack, according to Syrian state TV. A security… 18/07/2012
Afghanistan: Top politician killed in wedding bomb attackA prominent, anti-Taliban politician has been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a wedding reception in northern Afghanistan. Twenty-two other guests also… 14/07/2012
Afghanistan: Top politician reported dead in suicide bomb attackA suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding reception in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people. Forty people were also wounded in… 14/07/2012
Suicide bomber kills 10 in YemenA suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a police academy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing at least ten people. The bomber detonated his… 11/07/2012
Afghan police storm Kabul hotel after Taliban siegeAfghan police say they have stormed a fashionable Kabul hotel and freed a number of hostages after an attack by Taliban gunmen. A police official said 13… 22/06/2012
UN warns al-Qaeda behind Syrian car bombingsHuman rights activists in Syria say another 19 people, most of them civilians, died on Saturday as violence continued unabated. Nine were killed in one… 19/05/2012
Investigators probe Dagestan bomb attacksUp to 14 people are reported dead and more than 100 wounded, after a double bomb attack in Russia’s Dagestan region. A suicide bomber apparently detonated a… 04/05/2012
Pakistan bomb kills 20At least 20 people have died in a suicide bombing at a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border. Five of the dead were members of the security forces. At… 04/05/2012
At least eight reported dead in Dagestan blastsThere are reports of two powerful blasts in Russia’s southern Dagestan region. According to Russian media, at least eight people have been killed and up to 30… 03/05/2012
Suicide car bombing in Kabul after Obama visitThe Taliban staged a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul shortly after President Obama’s departure from his surprise visit. At least seven people are reported… 02/05/2012
Official: Haqqani network behind deadly Afghanistan attacksAn Afghan government official has confirmed that Sunday’s deadly assault on the capital Kabul was carried out by the Haqqani network, a group with ties to Al… 16/04/2012
Afghan forces end Taliban’s Kabul assaultFighting between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of gun battles, rocket attacks and explosions. Officials said… 16/04/2012
Taliban test Afghan security forces in attacksAfghan security forces have been praised by their NATO colleagues in the way they responded to Sunday’s wave of coordinated attacks on Kabul and several… 16/04/2012
Somali sports officials die in theatre suicide blastSomalia’s prime minister has survived a suicide attack that killed at least 10 people at the newly-reopened national theatre in Mogadishu. While Abdiweli… 04/04/2012
Dagestan suicide bomber kills five police officersA female suicide bomber has killed at least five police officers at a traffic checkpoint in the Dagestan region of southern Russia, officials there said on… 07/03/2012
Suicide bomber kills dozens at Iraqi funeralAt least 31 people have been killed in the Iraqi capital in a suicide attack on a funeral procession. It brings the death toll from sectarian violence to… 27/01/2012
Six killed as NATO helicopter crashes in AfghanistanSix American soldiers are reported dead after a NATO helicopter crashed in Helmand province in Afghanistan. It happened hours after seven civilians were… 20/01/2012
Iraq suicide attack on Shi’ite pilgrims kills dozensMore than 50 people have been killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq, in the latest attack on Shi’ite pilgrims. It happened near Basra at the end of Arbain, one… 14/01/2012
Shi’ite pilgrims killed in Iraq suicide attackA suicide bomber has killed up to 25 people in the latest attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Iraq. It happened near Basra at the end of Arbain, one of the main… 14/01/2012
Pilgrims targeted as sectarian attacks surge in IraqSectarian violence in Iraq has intensified dramatically with a spate of bombings that has left more 60 people dead. Four devices, hidden in vehicles or left… 05/01/2012
Six dead in Baghdad interior ministry suicide attackIraqi authorities say a car bomb in Baghdad has killed at least six people and wounded more than 30 in an attack on the interior ministry. Police say a… 26/12/2011
Suicide bomber targets funeral in N AfghanistanPolice in Afghanistan say a suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people and wounded 50 more in the northern city of Taliqan. The provincial governor Abdul… 25/12/2011
Pilgrims among scores dead Afghanistan blastsThree separate bombings in Afghanistan have left dozens of people dead and many more injured, including Shi’ite pilgrims. In Kabul at least 48 people were… 06/12/2011
Dozens feared killed in Afghanistan blastsDozens of people are reported to have been killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghansitan. Around 30 were said to have died in a suicide attack on a Shi’ite… 06/12/2011
Female suicide bomber strikes in TurkeyAt least three people are dead and 12 wounded after a bomb attack in the southeast of the country. Authorities say a suspected female suicide bomber carried… 29/10/2011
Suspected female suicide bomber strikes in TurkeyAt least three people have been killed and 12 wounded in a bomb attack in the southeast of Turkey. Authorities say a suspected female suicide bomber carried… 29/10/2011
Taliban suicide bomber attacks NATO convoyThe Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Reuters reported that at least four… 29/10/2011
Suicide bomber targets Indonesian churchA suicide bomber was the only person killed when he detonated his device in the porch of a church in Indonesia. The explosion happened after Sunday service… 25/09/2011
Head of Afghan Peace Council killed in attackThe man who was tasked with trying to negotiate a political end to the war in Afghanistan has been killed. Burhanuddin Rabbani, the head of the country’s… 20/09/2011
Pakistan suicide blast kills eightAt least eight people have died in a suicide car bomb attack aimed at a top Pakistani policeman. A vehicle packed with explosives was driven into the home… 19/09/2011
Taliban suicide strike injures 50 US troops in AfghanistanA suicide bomber has injured as many as 90 people including 50 US soldiers in central Afghanistan. It is being reported that the attacker, driving a truck… 11/09/2011
Double suicide attack targets Pakistan barracksA bomb detonated in a car left a breach in the perimeter wall of a military compound in Quetta, Pakistan, allowing a suicide bomber to enter on foot and… 07/09/2011
Double bomb attack targets Pakistan militaryThere has been a double bomb attack on a government compound in the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan. Officials say at least 13 people have been… 07/09/2011
Grozny rocked by deadly suicide bombingsA triple suicide bombing in the Chechen capital Grozny has left at least nine people dead and many more injured. One man is reported to have blown himself… 31/08/2011
Grozny hit by deadly suicide bombPolice in Chechnya say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack in the capital Grozny. Seven of the victims were police officers. Another… 31/08/2011
Baghdad mosque victims buriedVictims of a suicide bomb attack at Baghdad’s biggest Sunni mosque have been buried. The attacker, posing as a beggar, detonated the explosives in the… 29/08/2011
Dozens killed in Pakistan mosque blastMore than 40 people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack at a mosque in Pakistan. The blast ripped through the building in Jamrud in the… 19/08/2011
Dozens killed in Afghan bombingsTwo minibuses have been blown up in western Afghanistan killing at least 20 people and wounding 12 more. It happened in Herat province. Officials say it… 18/08/2011
Taliban claims deadly attack on Afghan governorSuicide bombers and gunmen have killed at least 22 people in an attack on a provincial governor’s compound in central Afghanistan. The Taliban says it was… 14/08/2011
Kunduz targeted in new Afghan attacksA series of attacks in Afghanistan has claimed more victims. In the northern province of Kunduz a local intelligence chief was killed by a car bomb, according… 04/08/2011
Four dead in Afghan suicide bomb and shootoutFour security guards have been killed in a suicide bomb attack and a shootout in northern Afghanistan. The guards worked for a German company. Ten people… 02/08/2011
11 die in Lashkar Gah attackA car bomb has been detonated at the gate of the police headquarters in Lashkar Gah. Ten police officers died in the attack. A child was also killed. Twelve… 31/07/2011
Kandahar mayor killed by suicide bomberThe Taliban say they were behind a suicide attack that killed the mayor of Kandahar this morning. Ghulam Haidar Hamidi was preparing to meet with a group of… 27/07/2011
