Tag: bombers

China lands bombers on island in S. China Sea; island believed to be Woody Island claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan, too

BEIJING, China — China has for the first time landed several bombers on an island in the disputed South China Sea. Several bombers of various types — including the long-range, nuclear strike capable H-6K — carried out landing and take off drills at an unidentified island airfield after carrying out simulated strike training on targets at sea, the Chinese airforce said in a statement Friday. Wang Mingliang, a defense expert cited in the statement, said the takeoff and […]

Suicide bombers storm Afghan state broadcaster

by Enamullah Samoon Agence France-Presse Suicide bombers stormed the national television station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, triggering gunfights and explosions with journalists trapped inside the building, officials and eyewitnesses said. At least two people were killed and 16 others wounded in the nearly four-hour assault on Radio Television Afghanistan, which marks the latest in a string of assaults on media workers in Afghanistan. No insurgent group has so far claimed […]