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Two yrs on, Bangladesh police charge 8 over Dhaka cafe attack
Police in Bangladesh have pressed charges against eight militants over the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack that killed 20 people, including an Indian girl, the worst terror attack in the country's history. The chargesheet was placed before a Dhaka court this morning, more than two years after the gruesome attack on the Gulshan's Holey Artisan Bakery (cafe) in Dhaka's posh diplomatic area, claimed by the Islamic State terror group. The delay in filing the chargesheet was attributed to the "complexities in obtaining information" as those "involved directly with the operation were killed on the spot," The Daily star quoted chief of Bangladesh's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Monirul Islam as saying. Police, however, claimed that the homegrown terror group Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB), which is close to the ISIS, was behind the attack. Monirul said that police have pressed charges against eight militants over the attack, where 20 people, mostly foreigners, ..
10 jailed in Vietnam over violent anti-China demos
Ten people were jailed in Vietnam today for joining explosive protests that swept across the communist country last month after a draft investment law triggered widespread anger. The rare rallies in the one-party state -- where even peaceful demonstrations are outlawed -- drew thousands to the streets, including in southern Binh Thuan province where protests quickly spun out of control. In some areas of the province, demonstrators attacked riot police, torched patrol cars and stormed property in rallies over the proposed law that would grant investors lengthy leases in special economic zones. Ten people were convicted today in Binh Thuan for their hand in the violence and sentenced to between two and three-and-a-half years in prison at the one day-trial where the suspects were accompanied by police in protective vests. They were found guilty of "massive attacks against police deployments... injuring some officers, damaging two government vehicles and causing widespread traffic ...
Security forces search for militants in Kulgam
A day after they killed three militants, security forces on Monday resumed a cordon and search operation in Khudwani area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.
Mosque suicide bombing in north Nigeria kills 7, injures 7
Nigerian officials say that seven people have been killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in Konduga town in the country's north. Bello Dambatta, Head of Rescue Operations of Borno State Emergency Management Agency, said Monday that seven others were injured. He said the dead and injured have been evacuated to medical facilities in Maiduguri, about 30 kilometers away. Dambatta said the suicide bomber pretended to join early morning prayers on today before detonating his explosives. The attack comes after the arrests of about 22 Boko Haram extremist leaders and fighters said to be responsible for the mass kidnapping of schoolgirls in Chibok and more than 50 suicide bombings. Boko Haram has killed more than 20,000 people during its 9-year insurgency in Nigeria.
Pakistan condemns suicide attack at Kabul Airport
Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the terrorist attack outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital that claimed 14 lives and injured over 60 people.
Reports: Militants storm governorate building in north Iraq
Three militants stormed the governorate building in the city of Irbil in Iraq's northern Kurdish region, opening fire and wounding a policeman before they were gunned down, according to Iraqi media. The assault started at around 7 a.m. and local Kurdish security forces later managed to enter the building, according to Rudaw Television and Radio, which cited the city's deputy governor, Tahir Abdullah. Details were sketchy and shortly before noon, Rudaw said security forces reported that one of the militants inside the building was killed. Iraqi state TV later said all three attackers were killed, citing Kurdish security officials. "I'd like to reassure everyone that the situation is under control as security forces have entered the building and are searching for the attackers room by room," Abdullah told Rudaw. Kurdistan 24, a local TV channel, broadcast video showing security personnel surrounding the building and trying to enter it. Gunfire is occasionally heard in the footage. There
Report: Islamic State group leader killed in Egypt's Sinai
The Islamic State group says one of the leaders of its affiliate in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has been killed. The militant group's Aamaq news agency issued an announcement late yesterday about the death of Abu Jaafar al-Maqdesi, calling him a martyr. A photo of a young bearded man accompanied the report. IS says he was killed earlier this month, but did not disclose where or under what circumstances. Egypt has been battling militants for years but the Sinai-based insurgency gained strength after the 2013 overthrow of the country's elected but divisive Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi. In February, Egypt launched a massive operation against militants in Sinai as well as parts of the Nile Delta region and the Western Desert, along the porous border with Libya.
PTI candidate killed in suicide attack, laid to rest
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur, who died in a suicide attack in Dera Ismail Khan city, was laid to rest on Monday in his hometown Kulachi here.The funeral prayers were offered at Kulachi's College Ground, earlier today, reported the Geo TV.Gandapur, a former agriculture minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was killed on Sunday after his vehicle was targetted in a suicide attack in Kulachi.He was rushed to Combined Military Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.The PTI candidate was contesting the upcoming general election from PK-99 constituency.On July 10, a bomb targeted a rally by the Awami National Party (ANP) in Peshawar, in which the local party leader Haroon Bilour lost his life.Last week in Mastung blast, 149 people were killed, including Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) leader Siraj Raisani, and left over 200 injured.
Militant arrested in J&K
An armed militant was arrested by the security forces on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district during a cordon and search operation.
Grenade attack in Pakistan, 25 injured
At least 25 people have been injured in a hand grenade attack at a political party's office in Pakistan's Chaghi district, media reported on Monday.
Israel army kills Palestinian teen in Bethlehem: ministry
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a raid in the occupied West Bank overnight, the Palestinian health ministry said today. Arkan Mizher, 15, was shot in the chest during clashes in Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank, the ministry said. His funeral was due to take place later today. The Israeli army said its forces had entered the camp and arrested two people suspected of "terror activity". "During the operation, a violent riot was instigated in which Palestinians hurled rocks and threw firebombs and grenades at (Israeli) soldiers," the army said in a statement. Soldiers fired live rounds at the protesters, the statement added. The camp is in a part of the West Bank supposedly under full Palestinian control but the Israeli army regularly carries out raids in such areas. It says the operations are necessary to arrest suspects, but they often spark violent clashes with young Palestinians.
Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army in Bethlehem raid: Ministry
A Palestinian teen was shot dead by Israeli soldiers during a raid in the occupied West Bank overnight, the Palestinian health ministry said today. Arkan Mizher, 15, was shot in the chest during clashes in Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank, the ministry said. The Israeli army said its forces had entered the camp and arrested two suspects, using "riot disposal means" against protesters.
14 killed in Kabul blast; Vice President survives attack
Fourteen people have been killed in a blast which rocked Kabul airport shortly after Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum returned from self-imposed exile, according to police.
PTI candidate killed in Pakistan suicide attack
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur has been killed after a suicide bomber targetted his vehicle in DI Khan's Kulachi Tehsil, officials said.
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to combat terrorism
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to work together to counter terrorism in the region, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.The first Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) meeting took place in Kabul on Sunday, wherein a 28-member delegation was led by Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, Geo TV reported.The delegation also included representatives of foreign and interior ministries, railways, communications, Federal Board of Revenue, intelligence agencies and Pakistan Armed Forces.From the Afghan side, deputy foreign ministry Hekmat Khalil led the delegation.During the meeting, it was agreed that Islamabad and Kabul would jointly work on countering terrorism in the region, while an action plan was made to hold a dialogue on an institutional level, according to MOFA.Last month, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa stated that the APAPPS was expected to bolster mutual cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan.The .
20 injured in grenade attack on BAP's election office in Pak
At least 20 people were injured today in a grenade attack targeting an election office of the Baluchistan Awami Party in Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province. Unidentified men riding on motorcycles hurled hand grenades at the BAP election office, injuring 20 people. This is the second terror attack on the BAP in the province after the party suffered massive casualties on July 13 when a suicide bomber killed around 150 people and injured some 200 at a election meeting in Mastung district. The suicide bomber also killed BAP candidate Nawab Siraj Raisani. Earlier in the day, a senior leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party, Ikramullah Gandapur was killed in a suicide bomb attack on his vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan. Gandapur was targeted near his residence as he was going to a election corner meeting.
Kabul blast: Death toll mounts to 16
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry confirmed that at least 16 people were killed and 60 others wounded in Sunday's suicide bombing outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.According to TOLO News, the explosion happened outside the airport's entrance at around 5 PM, after First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had left in an armoured convoy.Dostom was on his way to the first vice president's office, where he was welcomed by officials and supporters.At least 10 ambulances arrived in the area after the blast and helped shift the casualties to a nearby hospital.
Pak election commission limits powers of military personnel at poll stations
Facing criticism, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today restricted the magisterial powers of military personnel set to be deployed at the polling stations during the July 25 general elections. The ECP had issued a notification on July 10, giving extended powers to the armed forces personnel to be deployed at polling stations across the country from July 23 to July 27. At least 371,000 armed forces personnel will be deployed at polling stations to provide security and the ECP had conferred on them wider powers to check malpractice. Granting magisterial powers to the armed forces personnel was criticised by several senators. The ECP took strong exception to the comments and criticism of the senators and termed it based on disinformation. However, the ECP through a notification limited the army's magisterial powers to offences of personification and capturing of a polling station or polling booth by anyone. In all other cases, the armed forces would first inform the presiding ..
J&K cops foil weapon-snatching bid
The Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled a weapon-snatching bid in the state's Pulwama district tonight, an official said. Militants attacked a guard post at a protected person's residence in Pulwama in south Kashmir in order to snatch weapons of the cops on duty, a police official said. The attack was, however, successfully repulsed by the alert policemen. Further details of the incident are awaited, the official added.
Kabul: 11 killed, 14 wounded in suicide blast
Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Affairs has confirmed that at least 11 people have been killed and 14 others wounded in the suicide blast that occurred outside Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport on Sunday.According to TOLO News, the explosion happened outside the airport's entrance at around 5 PM after First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had left in an armoured convoy.Dostom was on his way to the first vice president's office, where he was welcomed by officials and supporters.At least 10 ambulances arrived in the area after the blast and helped transfer the casualties to a nearby hospital.