KIEV, Ukraine (Reuters) – A colonel in Ukraine’s military intelligence was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev on Tuesday (June 27), the defense ministry said, describing the incident as a “terrorist act.” Police said an explosive device in the vehicle blew up at 0516 GMT while the car was moving, killing the driver and wounding a passer-by. “As a result of (the explosion) a member of the defense ministry’s main intelligence department, Colonel […]
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Greek police probing security failures in attack on ex-PM
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) – Greek police on Friday sought to determine how a letter bomb wounded former prime minister Lucas Papademos despite security checks that were allegedly beefed up after a wave of similar attacks in March. “We want to determine whether security procedures were followed,” a police source told AFP, hours after Papademos and two guards were injured by the bomb that exploded as they rode in an armoured car in Athens. “The fact […]
One dead, dozens wounded in Thai car bombing
by Tuwaedaniya Meringing BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A large car bomb exploded Wednesday outside a hotel in Thailand’s deep south, killing one and wounding more than 30 in a nation already on edge after a bombing spree that targeted tourist towns. The latest blast struck before midnight on the outskirts of Pattani, one of three Muslim-majority southern provinces battered by a long-running and shadowy insurgency. “So far there is one killed and more than 30 […]
NAIA in full alert
NAIA complex is on full alert after the arrest of three suspected terrorists as well as the detection of an improvised car bomb in an open parking area in the NAIA complex.
Car bomb rips apart Central homs
A car bomb exploded in the Syrian city of Homs, killing 13 people.





