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Taliban suicide bombing kills 2 soldiers in Afghanistan
An Afghan official says a suicide car bomb attack by the Taliban has killed at least two Afghan soldiers. Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the governor of the southern Helmand province, says four other soldiers were wounded in today's attack in the Nad Ali district. He says the large explosion could be heard from far away, and that the toll could rise. The Taliban, who control several districts in Helmand, claimed the attack.
19 CRPF personnel injured in accident due to stone-pelting
19 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured on Sunday after the vehicle they were traveling in skidded off the road in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar.According to the CRPF, the incident took place after stones were pelted on the vehicle.Earlier on May 7, R. Thirumani (22), a tourist from Chennai, died in a hospital after being hit by a stone during clashes in Narbal area.On May 2, a bus carrying school students was attacked by stone-pelters in Zawoora village of Shopian district. Also, seven tourists were injured when stone-throwers targeted vehicles in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on April 30.Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on May 8 had held an all-party meeting here to discuss the rampant incidents of stone pelting in the valley.
19 CRPF personnel injured in accident
19 CRPF personnel were injured early this morning when their vehicle met with an accident here, police said. A CRPF vehicle turned turtle after its driver lost control near the Bemina headquarter of the paramilitary force, a police official said. He said 21 personnel were on board the vehicle which was part of a three-vehicle convoy. 19 CRPF personnel have received injuries. The injured were taken to JVC Hospital nearby where from seven of them were shifted to the Army's Base Hospital here. One of the CRPF personnel is critical as he has received injury in the spinal cord and is being shifted to New Delhi for specialised treatment, the official said. He said the incident took place around 5 am. Further details are awaited, the official said.
India, Sri Lanka files among 195 files destroyed in UK
Around 195 files including documents relating to relations between India and Sri Lanka at the peak of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led civil war have been destroyed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), sparking concern among archivists and researchers. While the FCO said any destruction decision would have been taken based on the country's records policy, experts believe the loss of the files means there is no record of an important period of history. Britain's MI5 and the Secret Air Service (SAS) had reportedly advised Sri Lanka's security forces during the LTTE crisis between 1978 and 1980. "Two of the documents they destroyed were called 'Sri Lanka/India relations' from 1979 and 1980," said journalist and researcher Phil Miller, who discovered the files were missing as part of a freedom of information request. The documents are expected to have had references to India's relations with the island nation, including the work of the Indian Peace-keeping Force
Israel attacks Hamas positions in Gaza
The Israeli Air Force on Saturday attacked Hamas positions in Gaza, in response to an infiltration that took place hours earlier when four Palestinians threw a petrol bomb after crossing the fence into Israel, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) said.
Fire started by rioting inmates in Iraqi jail kills 7
The local government of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq says seven inmates have died of asphyxia in a fire started as part of a prison riot instigated to cover a foiled breakout attempt. It said in a statement today that another 12 inmates were being treated for smoke inhalation. The riot was led by a convict sentenced to death on terrorism-related charges, it added. The riot began when he assaulted one of the guards. He and other inmates then tried to control the facility, located in Duhok province. Prisons in Iraq have been bursting at the seams following the detention of thousands of Islamic militants during nearly three years of war against the Islamic State group. Iraq declared victory over IS in December.
Fire started by rioting inmates in Iraqi jail kills 7
The local government of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq says seven inmates have died of asphyxia in a fire started as part of a prison riot instigated to cover a foiled breakout attempt. It said in a statement today that another 12 inmates were being treated for smoke inhalation. The riot was led by a convict sentenced to death on terrorism-related charges, it added. The riot began when he assaulted one of the guards. He and other inmates then tried to control the facility, located in Duhok province. Prisons in Iraq have been bursting at the seams following the detention of thousands of Islamic militants during nearly three years of war against the Islamic State group. Iraq declared victory over IS in December.
Fire started by rioting inmates in Iraqi jail kills 7
The local government of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq says seven inmates have died of asphyxia in a fire started as part of a prison riot instigated to cover a foiled breakout attempt. It said in a statement today that another 12 inmates were being treated for smoke inhalation. The riot was led by a convict sentenced to death on terrorism-related charges, it added. The riot began when he assaulted one of the guards. He and other inmates then tried to control the facility, located in Duhok province. Prisons in Iraq have been bursting at the seams following the detention of thousands of Islamic militants during nearly three years of war against the Islamic State group. Iraq declared victory over IS in December.
Fire started by rioting inmates in Iraqi jail kills 7
The local government of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq says seven inmates have died of asphyxia in a fire started as part of a prison riot instigated to cover a foiled breakout attempt. It said in a statement today that another 12 inmates were being treated for smoke inhalation. The riot was led by a convict sentenced to death on terrorism-related charges, it added. The riot began when he assaulted one of the guards. He and other inmates then tried to control the facility, located in Duhok province. Prisons in Iraq have been bursting at the seams following the detention of thousands of Islamic militants during nearly three years of war against the Islamic State group. Iraq declared victory over IS in December.
Fire started by rioting inmates in Iraqi jail kills 7
The local government of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq says seven inmates have died of asphyxia in a fire started as part of a prison riot instigated to cover a foiled breakout attempt. It said in a statement today that another 12 inmates were being treated for smoke inhalation. The riot was led by a convict sentenced to death on terrorism-related charges, it added. The riot began when he assaulted one of the guards. He and other inmates then tried to control the facility, located in Duhok province. Prisons in Iraq have been bursting at the seams following the detention of thousands of Islamic militants during nearly three years of war against the Islamic State group. Iraq declared victory over IS in December.
Militants snatch two police rifles in J&K's Anantnag
Militants took away service rifles from two policemen in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district late on Saturday, police said.
Militants decamp with 2 rifles of PSOs in J-K
Militants tonight decamped with two rifles of the personal security officers of a protected person in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Two weapons - an AK-47 rifle and an INSAS rifle - have been taken away by the militants from the personal security officers (PSOs) from the residence of a protected person in Darban Anantnag in south Kashmir, a police official said. The PSOs of the protected person - Sayed Gowhar - were from security wing and Kulgam police respectively, he said. The official said the protected person was apparently not present at his house. Police has registered a case and investigation underway in the matter, the official said.
SLC offers full support to ICC's probe on pitch-fixing
In wake of allegations of pitch-fixing involving the curator of the Galle pitch, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday said it will give its "fullest cooperation" to any investigation into match-fixing.
ICC probes pitch-fixing charges involving Sri Lanka
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it was investigating allegations of pitch-fixing involving Sri Lankans on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban's bid to conduct coordinated attack foiled
The Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), have foiled Taliban's bid to carry out a coordinated attack in Afghanistan's western Farah province.The Special Forces of the directorate targeted a large compound of the Taliban in Farah Rod district which the terror outfit wanted to put to use for the attack, reported Afghan's news agency Khaama Press, citing, NDS, as saying, in a statement.According to the report, senior commanders, leading a group of 100 insurgents, were using the compound to mobilize forces for the attack.At least fifteen Taliban insurgents were killed during the operation including a commander of the group identified as Lawang.According to the statement issued by NDS, the Special Forces also confiscated six tons of explosives along with several weapons and ammunition during the operation.
Palestinian hurt in Israel-Gaza violence dies: ministry
A Palestinian man shot by Israeli forces in recent clashes along the Gaza border died Saturday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave announced. Hussein Abu Oweida, 41, was wounded east of Gaza City, the ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page. It did not say exactly when he was shot, but low-level demonstrations along the border have continued since protests peaked on May 14. At least 116 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip since mass protests broke out on March 30, according to newly-released figures from the ministry. No Israelis have been killed during that time. At least 61 Palestinians died on May 14, when tens of thousands of Gazans protested as the US moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Israel says its actions are necessary to defend the border and stop mass incursions into its territory. It accuses Hamas, with whom it has fought three wars since 2008, of seeking to use the protests as cover to carry out violence.
Traders observe shutdown in Srinagar against 'police high-handedness'
Traders and businessmen observed a shutdown today in the old city areas to protest the alleged use of force by security personnel against agitators near Jamia Masjid, a police official said. The shutdown was called by the Jamia Market Traders' Federation against the alleged use of force and "desecration" of the mosque during protests in Nowhatta yesterday, he said. "All shops and other business establishments were shut in the old city areas," the official said. At least 50 people, including security personnel, were injured in the clashes after Friday prayers. Alleging that the security forces fired pellets inside the mosque, the traders' federation also held a protest outside the mosque against the alleged "police high-handedness". Meanwhile, several activists and leaders of separatists groups, under the aegis of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), and led by Yasin Malik, gathered near the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front's office at Abi Guzar here and marched towards Press Enclave where
Infiltration bid foiled, 5 militants killed in Kupwara
At least five militants were today killed as Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, a defence official said. Srinagar-based defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said the infiltration bid was foiled in the Tangdhar sector. He said five militants were killed while attempting to infiltrate into this side of the LoC. The Army operation is in progress, the official said.
Chinese official: Destroy terrorism 'breeding ground'
China's top anti-terrorism official has called for closer international cooperation to "destroy the breeding ground of terrorism," along with a ramping-up of already overwhelming counterterrorism measures at home. State media quoted State Councilor Zhao Kezhi telling officials at a national teleconference yesterday that more needs to be done to improve intelligence gathering and anti-infiltration measures. "It's necessary to comprehensively implement measures to address the root cause and improve anti-terrorism work system," the official Xinhua News Agency quoted Zhao as saying. He called for "deepening anti-terror international cooperation and making efforts to destroy the breeding ground of terrorism." China's international counterterrorism efforts have focused on Central Asia, which borders on its restive northwestern region of Xinjiang, where Islamic militants have killed hundreds in recent years. China has imposed stifling security in Xinjiang, employing armed force as well as ...
NSCN(IM) militant killed in gun fight with Assam Rifles
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militant was killed in a gun fight with Assam Rifles in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh, Defence sources said today. The gun fight took place when the NSCN(IM) cadres fired upon the Assam Rifles troops yesterday when they approaching a hut where they were staying. The security personnel returned the fire in which one militant was killed, the sources said. A pistol with ammunition, grenades and other documents were recovered from the dead militant. He was identified as Pangan Gangsa, a self styled Sergeant of the NSCN (IM), the sources said. Gangsa was previously a member of the proscribed NSCN(K) and was involved in the ambush on the security forces personnel on December 3, 2016 in which two soldiers were killed.