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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

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 24, 2017 | World

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...

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Somalia: 29 Killed and 50 Injured in a Suicide Car Bomb Attack

by Khalid Mahmoud | Dec 12, 2016 | Middle East

Twenty nine people were killed in a suicide car bomb near Mogadishu’s largest port yesterday. The attack took place in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in the latest suicide attack of its kind sponsored by the militant group Al-Shabaab that is linked to Al-Qaeda....

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A Lebanese army soldier stands guard at the scene where a car bomb went off near a Hezbollah base near the Baalbek region, eastern Lebanon, early Tuesday, December 17, 2013. The Lebanese army and officials said, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks that have targeted the Shiite militant group’s interests in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon: Car bomb explodes at Hezbollah checkpoint

by Layal Abu Rahal | Dec 18, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Hezbollah checkpoint in east Lebanon was the target of a car bombing on Tuesday, the first incident of its kind in the Beqaa region, scene of a number of other recent attacks on targets associated with the organization. The bombing was also...

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Lebanese Army soldiers with sniffer dogs take part in a military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence, in downtown Beirut November 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanon: Authorities thwart a bomb attack

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 23, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese military defused a car bomb in Eastern Beqaa on Friday, only days after a double suicide bombing near the Iranian embassy killed at least 25 people and injured over 150, a military source told Asharq Al-Awsat. Speaking on the...

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File photo—A plainclothes police officer takes photo with his mobile phone of a damaged gate of center jail caused by Taliban militants attacked on July 30, 2013 in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud)

Suicide bomber kills Pakistani provincial law minister, 7 others

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2013 | World

Dera Ismail Khan, Reuters—A suicide bomber killed the law minister of a Pakistani province and seven others on Wednesday as the country marked the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha. Israr Gandapur was killed in his home as he greeted residents of his home village who had...