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Plainclothes police officers stand after a bomb hit a bus carrying police officers in Mersin, Turkey, October 17, 2017. Dogan News Agency, DHA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS
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An Afghan official investigates a damaged Danish convoy at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Car Bomber Hits NATO Convoy in Afghanistan
A car bomber attacked a Danish convoy belonging to the NATO-led military mission in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday. International forces were all safe, however, the attack let a number of civilians wounded, according to security officials. Security officials say...Caption:
The van that plowed into the crowd on Las Ramblas, in Barcelona, Spain, being towed. Javier Soriano/Agence France Presse
As Vehicle Attacks Rise, an Ordinary Object Becomes an Instrument of Fear
Barcelona- This time it was Barcelona. An ordinary van was transformed into a deadly and indiscriminate weapon. It seemed to be yet another blow to trust in a basic social compact: that people are essentially safe when they walk down the street, relying on drivers to...Caption:
People gather around an impromptu memorial two days after a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain August 19, 2017 (Reuters)
Why do We Attack the World?
Whenever an explosion shakes a city, the same scene is repeated. I see eyes fastened to the breaking news on the screens. I hear the whispers of my colleagues: let’s hope the perpetrator is not an Arab; let’s hope he’s not a Muslim; we don’t need more… I hear them and...Caption:
Flames rise from Saudi Arabia’s embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016. Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shi’ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric. REUTERS/TIMA/Mehdi Ghasemi/ISNA ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY