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Kabul attack: Death toll rises to 95
Death toll has risen to 95 in Saturday's suicide bombing in Kabul, confirmed Afghan's Ministry of Public Health.Spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health Wahid Majrooh confirmed the figures.He also said that at least 163 people were wounded.According to the Afghan Government, the Taliban-allied Haqqani network is behind the attack.India condemned the Kabul attack and extended solidarity with Afghanistan. It also conveyed its "heartfelt condolences to the next of kins of victims of these terror attacks and pray for speedy recovery to those injured."According to Afghan's TOLO News, the explosion occurred when an explosive laden ambulance was detonated in a busy area, which is close to Kabul's infamous Chicken Street.The Emergency Hospital reporting by mid-afternoon that it was filled to capacity and could not take in any more patients.Patients were then transferred to other hospitals in the city.This bombing is the latest in a string of deadly attacks across Afghanistan in the past ...
Three killed in bomb attack on Colombia police station
At least three police officers were killed Saturday when alleged drug traffickers detonated a remote controlled bomb at a station in the northern city of Barranquilla, officials said. Fourteen other officers were wounded in the attack, police General Mariano Botero said. Botero, head of the Barranquilla police, said that one suspect was captured. The bomb was detonated as the officers gathered for morning formation. The blast initially wounded 17 police officers, but three died "due to the gravity of the wounds," Botero added. Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char blamed drug traffickers for the attack. "I do not have the slightest doubt that this is a retaliation" for successful police action against drug traffickers, he told reporters. President Juan Manuel Santos blasted the "cowardly attack" on Twitter. "We will not rest until we find those responsible, my solidarity with the families of the victims and the wounded," Santos wrote.
Tarigami demands end to impunity to security forces in Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir MLA M Y Tarigami today condemned the deaths of two civilians in alleged firing by the Army and demanded an immediate end to "impunity to security forces in such cases". Two civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob in Shopian, prompting Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to order an inquiry into the incident. The crowd hurled stones on a security force convoy passing through Ganovpora village in Shopian following which the Army men fired a few rounds to chase it away, police said, adding several people were injured in the firing. "The law-enforcing agencies are refusing to draw lessons from previous such experiences. Such reckless killings have in the past inflamed the situation and if such incidents are not stopped, there is an apprehension that the situation in the Valley may turn ugly again," Tarigami said in a statement. Condemning the killing of the "unarmed youth" in the firing, Tarigami said, "I have no words to condemn ...
J-K: 2 jawans injured after terrorist attacks police post
Two police jawans were injured after terrorists attacked a police post with two UBGL grenades in Warpora area of Baramulla's Sopore.The jawans were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.The area has been cordoned off and search operations are underway.
Maoists kill one person, injure another in Telangana
Suspected Maoists killed one person and injured another in separate incidents in Kothagudem district of Telangana, police said today. They also burnt down some lorries and other vehicles at a sand ramp (where sand is accumulated) at Bhupatiraopet village of the district last night, they said. These attacks were carried out by Maoists who entered into Telangana from Chhattisgarh after crossing the Godavari river, police said. The Naxals stabbed to death a man after branding him a "police informer", they said. In another incident, they fired at a man, suspecting him to be a police informer, at Sundarayya Nagar. The man suffered a bullet injury in the right hand, they said. He was admitted to a hospital, where his condition is stable, police said. The rebels later went back to Chhattisgarh, they added.
NDFB(S) militant killed in operation
A hardcore NDFB(S) militant was killed early today in an encounter with a joint team of the Army and Assam Police in Kokrajhar district. Troops of the Army's Red Horns Division and Assam Police carried out the operation in Akshiguri area, a defence spokesperson said in a release. When team members challenged the militant, he started firing and was killed in retaliatory firing. A pistol and some ammunition were recovered from the spot, the release said.
2 killed as army fires in 'self defence' on stone pelters in Kashmir
At least two youths were killed and nine others injured when security forces opened fire after an army convoy came under "unprovoked and intense stone pelting" in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.
Ambulance bomb kills 95, wounds 158 in Kabul: official
An explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of Kabul today, killing at least 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials said, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years. The Taliban-claimed assault -- the second carried out by the militant group in the Afghan capital in a week -- triggered chaotic scenes as terrified survivors fled the area scattered with body parts, blood and debris, and hospitals were overwhelmed by the large number of wounded. It came as both the insurgents and the Islamic State group have escalated their attacks on Kabul, one of the deadliest places in Afghanistan for civilians. An AFP reporter saw "lots of dead and wounded" civilians in the Jamuriate hospital, which is metres away from the blast and where medical staff struggled to treat the bloodied men, women and children lying on the floor in corridors. Health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh told AFP that the toll "now stands at 95 dead, 158 wounded", ...
India condemns Kabul attack as 'barbaric and dastardly'
India today strongly condemned the "barbaric and dastardly" terrorist attack in Kabul targeting innocent civilians, and extended all possible assistance, including for treatment of the injured. "There can be no justification for such reprehensible attacks. The perpetrators of these attacks and their supporters should be brought to justice," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. It also noted that today's blast followed the cowardly terror attack on children and civilians in Jalalabad on January 24. India stands in solidarity with the government and the people of Afghanistan at this difficult times of mindless violence and terror imposed on them. "We convey our heartfelt condolences to the next of kin of the victims of these terror attacks and pray for speedy recovery of those injured. India stands ready to extend all possible assistance, including for treatment of those injured," it said. An explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of Kabul .
Taliban suicide bomber kills 63 in Kabul (Third Lead)
At least 63 people were killed and over 150 others injured on Saturday when a Taliban suicide bomber exploded an ambulance laden with explosives near Sidarat Square in central Kabul where several government offices are located.
India condemns Kabul blast
India on Saturday condemned afternoon's Kabul attack, which claimed at least 40 lives and wounded over a hundred."India strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Kabul today that targeted innocent civilians and the wounded under treatment. This follows the cowardly terror attack on the children and civilians in Jalalabad on 24 January," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said, in a statement."There can be no justification for such reprehensible attacks. The perpetrators of these attacks and their supporters should be brought to justice," the statement added.Extending solidarity with Afghanistan, India conveyed its "heartfelt condolences to the next of kins of victims of these terror attacks and pray for speedy recovery to those injured."The statement added that India stands ready to extend all possible assistance, including treatment of those injured.On Saturday afternoon, a deadly ambulance bombing occurred in Kabul city.This bombing is the latest in a string of deadly attacks ...
CRPF defuses IED in Bijapur
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Saturday defused an eight kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) in Bijapur district.The troops of 85 battalion detected an IED, in the shape of bamboo clip, at Mahadev Ghati Bhopalpatanam road. The IED was immediately defused, said Sudhir Kumar, Commandant, 85 battalion, CRPF.He added that the weight of the IED was approximately eight kilograms.The area has presence of Maoists.
Death toll in Kabul ambulance bomb rises to 63; we did it says Taliban
The force of the blast shook windows of buildings at least two kilometres away and shattered windows within hundreds of metres of the site
At least 10 Malian soldiers killed in attack on camp:officials
At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed today in an attack on their camp in the restive north blamed on jihadists, military sources and a local official told AFP. The camp in Soumpi, Timbuktu region, was targeted this morning by armed men, they said. "Ten of our men were killed in action this Saturday during a cowardly terrorist attack on the Soumpi camp. There are 17 wounded," a military source reached in Bamako told AFP. The local official confirmed the death toll of the attack, and said five wounded men were transferred to the town of Niafunke for medical treatment. A foreign military source described the attack as "complex", adding there were "several victims". Mali's deteriorating security situation is of growing concern as Al-Qaeda-linked groups mount increasingly deadly attacks on domestic and foreign forces. The latest attack comes two days after 26 civilians including mothers and babies were killed when their vehicle ran over a landmine in Boni, central Mali, ...
Ambulance bomb kills 63, wounds 151 in Kabul: officials
An explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of Kabul today, killing at least 63 people and wounding 151 others, officials said, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years. The Taliban-claimed assault -- the second carried out by the militant group in the Afghan capital in a week -- triggered chaotic scenes as terrified survivors fled the area scattered with body parts and hospitals were overwhelmed by the large number of wounded. It came as both the insurgents and the Islamic State group have escalated their attacks on Kabul, one of the deadliest places in Afghanistan for civilians. An AFP reporter saw "lots of dead and wounded" civilians in the Jamuriate hospital, which is metres away from the blast and where medical staff struggled to treat the bloodied men, women and children lying on the floor in corridors. "The latest toll has reached 63 dead and 151 wounded," Baryalai Hilali, the director of the government media centre, told
2 civilians killed in Shopian in J-K: Officials
Two civilians were killed today when security forces allegedly fired on a group of violent protestors in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. The protestors pelted stones on a security force convoy passing through Ganovpora village in Shopian district, they said. The security forces allegedly fired few rounds to chase away the protestors in which several persons were injured, the officials said. Two of the injured persons, identified as Javaid Ahmad Bhat and Suhail Javid Lone, succumbed to injuries, they said. The officials said another youth was rushed to a hospital in Srinagar in a critical condition for specialised treatment. The situation in Ganovpora and adjoining areas is tense following the killing of the youths, they added.
2 killed as security forces open fire on protesters in Kashmir
At least two civilians were killed and nine others sustanined wounds on Saturday in clashes with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.
Congress leader residence attacked in Chattisgarh
The residence of Congress leader Avdesh Gautam here was attacked by the naxals on Saturday , leaving a security personnel injured.The security guard was attacked with a sharp object by five naxals, who later fled with his weapon.The guard is being treated in a nearby hospital.
1 killed in alleged firing by security forces in Shopian
A person was today killed allegedly in firing by security forces on a group of violent protesters in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police officials said. The protesters pelted stones on a convoy of security forces passing through Ganovpora village in the district, the officials said. Security forces fired a few rounds in the air to chase the protesters away. Three persons were injured in the clash, they said. One of the injured persons, identified as Javaid Ahmad Bhat, later succumbed to injuries, the officials said. He said more details were awaited.
Congress leader's security guard attacked by Naxals
A constable deployed for the security of a Chhattisgarh Congress leader was today injured in an attack by Naxals who also looted his AK-47 rifle in Dantewada district, police said. The Congress leader, Avdhesh Gautam, was not present at the time of the attack which took place at around noon, they said. The incident took place at the weekly market in Nakulnar village, around 20km from Dantewada town, Deputy Inspector General of Police (South Bastar Range) Sundarraj P told PTI. The injured has been identified as constable Divyakant Markam, who belongs to the District Force. He is part of the security detail of Gautam, a resident of Nakulnar, located around 340km from the state capital, he said. As per preliminary information, Markam, along with three other security guards, had gone to the market, held opposite their quarters, for procuring ration. They were carrying their weapons. Suddenly, two-three Naxals, dressed as civilians, attacked Markam with a sharp- edged ...