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February 04, 2019
A man suspected of helping two suicide bombers carry out the deadly twin blasts on the small Philippine island of Jolo has surrendered. Kammah Pae and four other supposed operatives of the Abu Sayyaf - a gang of self-styled Muslim militants that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) - turned themselves in at the weekend. Kammah is said to have conspired with the Indonesian couple who blew themselves up minutes apart, one inside and the other outside a Roman Catholic cathedral on tiny Jolo Island, in the largely Muslim province of Sulu, on war-torn Mindanao Island, on Jan 27. The explosions killed 23 people and wounded more than 100.
Source: www.straitstimes.com
August 14, 2018
A suicide bomb attack took place at a building where high school graduates were preparing to sit for their university entrance exams in the Shia area in Kabul. A stranger entered the education centre and committed the suicide bombing, apparently targeting a course that had young men and women studying together. 34 students were killed and 67 wounded. ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: www.aljazeera.com
August 04, 2018
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was making a speech whilst an attempted assassination was executed. During a military parade as the President was carrying out his words to his nation a drone responsible for filming the event was detonated in mid-air. Shortly after another unknown drone exploded not far from the first. Seven members of the national guard were hurt during the attack, which the president blamed on far-right elements and Colombia's outgoing president, Juan Manuel Santos.
Source: www.cnn.com
July 09, 2018
A suicide bomb attack claimed the lives of at least 20 people and injured another 63 poeple in Peshawar, a city in Pakistan's northwest. It is the deadliest militant attack in Pakistan this year and the first major attack as the country prepares for a general election on July 25. The dead include Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Haroom Bilour, who was due to contest in the election. The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: www.cnn.com
May 12, 2018
A family of six including two young daughters staged suicide bombings at three Indonesian churches during Sunday services, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group. The bombers were linked to local extremist network Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) which supports IS. The mother and her two daughters were wearing niqab face veils and had bombs strapped to their waists as they entered the grounds of the Kristen Indonesia Diponegoro Church and blew themselves up. The father, JAD cell leader Dita Priyanto, drove a bomb-laden car into the Surabaya Centre Pentecostal Church while his sons rode motorcycles into Santa Maria church, where they detonated explosives they were carrying.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
March 22, 2018
A gunman affiliated with the Islamic State attacked the French cities of Carcassonne and Trèbes. He attacked and stole a car, killing the passenger and wounding the driver, in Carcassonne. He arrived in Trèbes and during the process a police officer was injured when the terrorist shot him. Then, he attacked a supermarket, where two civilians were killed and several others were injured. A police officer exchanged himself for a hostage, and was later shot, dying in hospital from his injuries. The attacker was later killed by the police.
Source: www.cnn.com
January 19, 2018
Attackers affiliated with the Pakistan-based Haqqani network raided Intercontinental Hotel, Kabul with guns and suicide vests. At least 22 people were killed during a 12-hour standoff with security forces. Of those killed, 14 were foreign nationals, including Americans and eight were Afghans. Six gunmen were also killed by Afghan security forces responding to the attack.
Source: www.cnn.com
December 23, 2017
A man fired several times at a Capitol Police officer and then, shot and injured a state trooper. Later, he used two handguns to open fire at several officers who then returned fire and killed him. The Department of Homeland Security has called this series of shootings a "terror attack." The suspect was a naturalized US citizen who came to the country on a "family-based immigrant visa".
Source: www.cnn.com
December 12, 2017
A pipe bomb partially detonated in the subway station adjoining the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, injuring four people including the bomber. The suspect suffered burns to his hands and torso while three bystanders had "ringing ears and headaches." The bomber fashioned his crude explosive device out of pipe, a battery, sugar and Christmas-tree lights, following instructions in an online Islamist propaganda publication, Inspire.
Source: www.nypost.com
December 04, 2017
A bomb blast killed eight people and injured 16 others on a bus in Syria’s Homs city. Islamic State claimed the attack, saying the blast killed 11 members of the Syrian army, its official news agency AMAQ said. According to Homs governor, many of the passengers were university students. The blast in the government-held city hit the Akrama district, near al-Baath University.
Source: www.reuters.com
November 06, 2017
Gunmen disguised as police officers stormed the Shamshad TV building in the Afghan capital Kabul. At least three attackers were involved, armed with guns and grenades. The station said one blew himself up at the entrance gate while another went up to the roof to fire at security forces. Staff were trapped inside, with some jumping out of windows and others escaping through a neighbouring building. Special forces had to blast their way through a wall protecting the station to enter. A security guard has been confirmed killed and 20 people wounded. So-called Islamic State later said it was behind the attack.
Source: www.bbc.com
November 01, 2017
A truck was driven onto a well-trafficked bike path just blocks from the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. Eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured. The attacker, a 29-year-old Uzbekistan native crashed the truck into a school bus, left the vehicle brandishing imitation firearms and was shot by police. Five Argentinian high school classmates, two young American men and a Belgian mother were identified as the victims. The attacker has been linked to social media accounts that contain ISIS-related material.
Source: www.cnn.com
October 27, 2017
Two car bombs killed at least 17, mostly policemen, in Mogadishu. Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks. The first suicide car bomb was rammed into a hotel, Nasahablod Two, about 600 meters from the presidential palace, and then armed militants stormed the building. A few minutes later, a car bomb exploded near the former parliament house nearby.
Source: www.reuters.com
October 21, 2017
Suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Afghanistan, killing at least 72 people including children. One bomber walked into a Shi‘ite Muslim mosque in the capital Kabul and detonated an explosive. At least 39 people died in the blast. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, but a statement from the group did not provide evidence to support its claim. Separately, a suicide bombing killed at least 33 people at a mosque in central Ghor province. The attack appeared to target a local leader from the Jamiat political party. No one immediately claimed responsibility.
Source: www.reuters.com
October 13, 2017
A truck packed with several hundred kilograms of military-grade and homemade explosives targeted Somalia’s foreign ministry and exploded near a hotel, demolishing the building and several others. The truck had been stopped at a checkpoint and was about to be searched when the driver suddenly accelerated. It crashed through a barrier, then exploded. This ignited a fuel tanker parked nearby, creating a massive fireball. Al-Shabaab, which has been affiliated to al-Qaida since 2011, has not yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2017
At least two people have been killed and six others wounded after attackers blew themselves up near the police command centre in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Suicide bombers tried to storm the main police headquarters building and clashed with guards before detonating their explosive devices outside. Amaq, the propaganda unit of the Islamic State reported the news without claiming outright responsibility. However, in a statement via the Telegram messaging app, IS said three of its fighters with explosive belts carried out the raid.
Source: www.aljazeera.com
October 03, 2017
An Indian soldier and three militants were killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary camp in Indian-administered Kashmir. The camp is located just outside the international airport in Srinagar, which is a heavily fortified area. As well as the Border Security Force (BSF) soldier killed, several other members of the security forces were injured. It took eight hours for Indian forces to end the gun battle. The Islamist group, Jaish-e-Mohammad, has said it carried out the attack.
Source: www.bbc.com
September 30, 2017
Two women have been stabbed to death at Marseille's main train station. Soldiers on guard at the station shot dead the attacker, who police described as of North African appearance and aged about 30. Witnesses said he shouted "Allahu akbar". One victim had her throat slit and the other was stabbed in the stomach. They were aged 17 and 20. The attacker had fled after the first murder but returned to kill again. So-called Islamic State (IS) said the attacker was one of its "soldiers".
Source: www.bbc.com
September 29, 2017
A car hit a police officer standing in front of a football stadium after which the driver got out of the car and stabbed the officer multiple times before fleeing. Police identified the suspect when he was stopped at a checkpoint. He fled the checkpoint and was apprehended after a police chase across a downtown street, during which he hit four pedestrians. A flag of the Islamic State militant group was found inside the car. The suspect was a 30-year-old Somali refugee.
Source: www.reuters.com
September 26, 2017
A Palestinian shot dead an Israeli policeman and two security guards at the entrance to the settlement where he worked near Jerusalem. The attacker, who was killed at the scene, was crossing through a security checkpoint to Har Adar from his neighboring village of Beit Surik, about 500 yards away, when he opened fire just after 7 a.m. Another Israeli was seriously injured. The militant group Hamas praised the attack but did not assert responsibility.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
September 16, 2017
A homemade bomb partially exploded in a train at Parsons Green station, injuring 30 people in morning rush hour. The UK terror threat level was raised to "critical", its highest level. It was lowered to "severe" 2 days later. Police have detained an 18-year-old man, thought to be an Iraqi orphan, and a 21-year-old man. CCTV images show a person carrying the suspected bag containing the bomb, 90 minutes before the bombing. UK Home Secretary said there was "no evidence" to suggest Islamic State were behind the attack despite such claims by the group.
Source: www.bbc.com
September 14, 2017
At least 60 people have been killed in two attacks in southern Iraq. A suicide bomber detonated a vest and gunmen opened fire inside a restaurant near Nasiriya, capital of Dhiqar province. Soon afterwards, a car bomb exploded at a nearby checkpoint. Islamic State said it carried out the attacks. Shia Muslim pilgrims including Iranians were killed by the suspected militants. At least seven Iranians were among the dead, and more than 90 people were injured.
Source: www.bbc.com
September 12, 2017
Individuals in Singapore are being radicalised at a faster pace, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam. 18 radicalised Singaporeans were arrested in the past two years, a increase from the 11 nabbed between 2007 and 2014. He added that before the IS militant group came on the scene, authorities assessed it would take about two years for individuals to become radicalised, but now some individuals may be radicalised in as little as one or two months. He called on the community in Singapore to step forward to guide youths who may be more vulnerable to influence from religious extremism, and urged them to be involved in community activities to sustain bonds.
Source: www.cna.com
September 05, 2017
Malaysian authorities have arrested 19 suspected terrorists, including eight Abu Sayyaf militants, in a series of raids. The suspects included eight Malaysians and 11 foreigners from Bangladesh, Maldives, Iraq, Palestine, the Philippines and Indonesia. They were nabbed by the Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Kelantan and Johor, between July 4 and Aug 30. Two of the suspects had planned to launch attacks during the closing ceremony of the 29th South-east Asia Games in Bukit Jalil and during Malaysia's National Day celebration on Aug 31 at Dataran Merdeka, a public square in KL.
Source: www.straitstimes.com
August 25, 2017
A man was arrested outside Buckingham Palace who was brandishing a 4ft sword as he repeatedly shouted "Allahu Akbar". The man deliberately drove at a marked police vehicle and stopped in front of it. When police confronted the man, he reached for the sword in the passenger footwell of the car. CS gas was used to "quickly" restrain the 26-year-old. The three unarmed Westminster police officers received minor injuries.
Source: www.bbc.com
August 23, 2017
Police in Rotterdam detained the driver of a van with Spanish licence plates and a number of gas tanks inside after a concert by the US rock band Allah-Las was cancelled following a terrorism warning. Dutch police received the warning from Spanish police. Police are still establishing if there was any link between the van and the threat. The band regularly received messages from Muslims offended by the use of the word Allah - Arabic for God - in its name.
Source: www.bbc.com
August 16, 2017
13 civilians were killed and more than 130 others were injured when a van ran over pedestrians in La Rambla of Barcelona. Two of the attackers were arrested and another, who fled, stabbed to death a civilian and then stole his car. Another group of five attackers also drove into pedestrians in the town of Cambrils, killing one. In the town of Alcanar, 7 terrorists were injured in unexpected bombings from which the explosives would have been used in the Barcelona attack. According to the police, the terrorists were preparing much stronger attacks than the 2004 Madrid bombings, as 120 gas canisters were found at the site of the explosions.
Source: www.bbc.com, www.reuters.com, www.cnn.com
August 11, 2017
A white supremacist rammed a car into a group of protesters who were demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The driver slammed the car in reverse and fled the scene backward. The suspected driver, a 20-year-old male from Ohio was arrested later that afternoon. One woman was killed, while another 19 were injured.
Source: www.cnn.com
August 09, 2017
Police have shot and arrested a man after he rammed his BMW into a group of French soldiers in western Paris before speeding off. Six of a dozen or so troops were injured, three of them seriously - in the Levallois-Perret suburb of Paris. The attacker had been waiting in the dark-coloured car in an alleyway before he drove at speed at the troops as they left their barracks to go on patrol at around 8am local time. Reports confirmed the arrest of the 37-year-old man, who was stopped after a chase on a motorway north of Paris.
Source: www.news.sky.com
August 05, 2017
A man is being held by police in Paris after he tried to force his way into the Eiffel Tower brandishing a knife. He was "very quickly overpowered and arrested" and no-one was hurt, the company that runs the landmark said. The knifeman was aged about 19, shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he broke through security. It is reported that he told investigators that he wanted to attack a soldier and that he had been in contact with a member of the Islamic State terror group.
Source: www.bbc.com
August 01, 2017
A pair of suicide bombers killed at least 29 people at a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan. Another 64 people were wounded. The blasts took place during evening prayers. The attack started when one suicide bomber began firing on worshippers inside the mosque before blowing himself up. The second bomber was among the crowd of worshippers when he blew himself up. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack.
Killed: 29
Injured: 64
Source: www.cnn.com
July 30, 2017
Four Lebanese Australians; two fathers and two sons were in custody after police swooped on the cell and thwarted what they will allege was a sophisticated attempt to kill hundreds of people by crashing a civilian plane. It is reported that the men were allegedly constructing an explosive device that could have emitted a toxic, sulphur-based gas that would have killed or immobilised everyone on the aircraft. Reports say that the device was a homemade bomb disguised as a kitchen mincer.
Source: www.news.com.au
July 24, 2017
A suicide bomber killed at least 25 people, many of them police, in Lahore, Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which wrought carnage near the Lahore Technology Park in the center of the city. Police deployed to clear street vendors from the area had been targeted. The suicide bomber came on a motorcycle and rammed it into a police checkpoint. 52 others were wounded.
Killed: 25
Injured: 52
Source: www.reuters.com
July 23, 2017
Two Jordanians were killed and an Israeli was wounded by gunfire in a residential building in the heavily fortified Israeli embassy compound in Amman, Jordan. The dead were a teenager and a doctor. The injured Israeli is deputy director of security at the Israeli embassy. The incident comes at a time of mounting tensions between Israel and the Muslim world over metal detectors Israel installed around the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Killed: 2
Injured: 1
Source: www.aljazeera.com
July 19, 2017
Six pipe bombs were hurled at a police checkpoint in Bacho district, killing one policeman and seriously injuring another. An unidentified number of people approached the backyard of the Tonsai police checkpoint on Phetkasem Highway in tambon Palu Kasamoh and threw six steel pipe bombs weighing 700-800 grams each. Four of the six bombs exploded. Authorities believed the incident was a routine attack on government officials in the South.
Killed: 1
Injured: 1
Source: www.bangkokpost.com
July 11, 2017
Four Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defense force and the people who gathered to mourn their deaths. 23 others were wounded in Tuesday night’s attacks. 12 of the dead were members of a civilian self-defense force and the other seven people had been mourning them. At least one of the suicide bombers was female. Boko Haram has increasingly used girls and young women to carry out attacks on marketplaces, checkpoints and other targets. Some young women who escaped extremist group have said girls are drugged and forced to carry out suicide missions.
Killed: 19
Injured: 23
Source: www.apnews.com
July 05, 2017
Two Vietnamese sailors held hostage for eight months in the southern Philippines were beheaded by militants. Philippine troops found the remains of the two hostages on the island of Basilan, a stronghold of the notorious Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group. The two Vietnamese were seized last November along with four other Vietnamese crew members of a vessel that was boarded by the militants off the southern region of Mindanao. One of the six crewmen was rescued last month and three remain in captivity.
Killed: 2
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
July 03, 2017
A police officer and two conscripts were killed when their armored vehicle drove past a roadside bomb in the south of El-Arish, the capital of North Sinai province. Ten other people, who were wounded in the attack, were taken to the military hospital in the city. The security sources said Islamic State fighters were most likely behind the attack and had detonated the bomb remotely as the armored vehicle drove by. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Killed: 3
Injured: 10
Source: www.reuters.com
June 29, 2017
A man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil. No one was injured because of the barriers in front of the mosque prevented the car from reaching the crowd. It is alleged that the man said he had wanted to avenge attacks linked to Islamic State that have killed dozens in Paris over the past years.
Source: www.reuters.com
June 22, 2017
An Indonesian police officer was stabbed and later died of his wounds in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in the city of Medan. Police shot dead one suspect and one was arrested after the attack on a police post in the capital of North Sumatra province. The perpetrators had scaled the fence of the police post near police headquarters and shouted "Allahu akbar" before stabbing the officer.
Killed: 1
Source: www.reuters.com
June 22, 2017
A car bomb exploded outside a bank in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, killing at least 29 people waiting to collect their monthly salaries. Taliban militants asserted responsibility for the attack. Officials said the bomb-rigged car detonated in the parking lot of the New Kabul Bank in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, where dozens of people, both civilians and security personnel, had gathered.
Killed: 29
Injured: 60
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
June 21, 2017
A police officer was stabbed inside the main terminal of a small airport in Flint, Michigan. The attacker was from Quebec, Canada who legally entered the United States from Lake Champlain, New York, on June 16 before making his way to Flint. It was alleged that he yelled "Allahu akbar" before stabbing the officer with a 12-inch knife. Police currently believe he was a lone wolf attacker.
Source: www.reuters.com
June 20, 2017
A failed suicide bombing incident occurred at Brussels Central Station. A man attracted the attention of Belgian soldiers in the station when he cried 'Allahu akbar' and set off a small explosion. He was then shot by the soldiers. No-one else is believed to have been injured. Reports say that he was wearing a rucksack and a bomb belt. Witnesses say people close to the explosion appeared unhurt and he saw no obvious damage to nearby walls.
Source: www.bbc.com
June 19, 2017
A car deliberately hit a police van on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in central Paris. The small white car caught on fire after the collision, but neither officers nor members of the public were hurt. The driver, who was on a security watchlist, died in the incident. Police found a Kalashnikov rifle, handguns and gas bottles in the car.
Source: www.bbc.com
June 18, 2017
A van ran and hit worshippers who were leaving nearby mosques after their night prayers in London's Finsbury Park. A 47-year-old father of four, Darren Osborne, who was born in Singapore was named as the suspect. Witnesses said he shouted "I want to kill all Muslims". Nine people were hospitalised while one person died but it is not clear if it was because of the attack.
Killed: 1
Injured: 9
Source: www.bbc.com, www.channelnewsasia.com
June 17, 2017
An explosion killed three people and injured 11 at a shopping mall in Bogota, Colombia. The blast came from a second-floor bathroom. Colombia's Attorney General's office said its counter terrorism office has launched an investigation.
Killed: 3
Injured: 11
Source: www.cnn.com
June 14, 2017
At least 19 people were killed when Islamist militants launched a car bomb and gun attack on a busy hotel and adjacent restaurant in the Somali capital. A car driven by a suicide bomber rammed into the Posh Hotel in south Mogadishu before gunmen rushed into Pizza House, an adjacent restaurant, and took 20 people hostage. Posh Hotel is the only venue with a discotheque in the capital. 27 civilians were taken to hospital with various injuries. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
Killed: 19
Injured: 27
Source: www.reuters.com
June 11, 2017
A 22-year-old Singaporean has become the first woman to be detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari, who wanted to be a "martyr's widow" for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), was detained earlier this month. She was a contract infant care assistant with a PCF Sparkletots Preschool. Izzah's family had tried on their own to dissuade her from joining ISIS but were not successful. In fact, important evidence was destroyed by a family member relating to her plans to join ISIS, in order to try to minimise her acts.
Source: www.straitstimes.com
June 07, 2017
Gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs entered the parliament. Reports said the gunmen had entered parliament via a public entrance, dressed as women. The attackers took a number of hostages and at least one detonated a suicide bomb. All four attackers inside the parliament building were finally killed by security forces. At the mausoleum in southern Tehran, which is dedicated to the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Khomeini, attackers began their assault by opening fire. One attacker there had detonated a suicide vest and another had been killed by security forces. At least 12 people were killed and 40 were wounded.
Killed: 12
Injured: 40
Source: www.bcc.com, www.cnn.com
June 06, 2017
Police have shot a man who attacked an officer outside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. The man, believed to be an Algerian student, attacked the officer with a hammer but was also armed with knives. The man allegedly shouted "this is for Syria" during the attack. The officer suffered minor injuries. The suspect was wounded in the chest when another policeman opened fire. Tourists fled for cover as the attack unfolded. Hundreds of people were in the cathedral at the time.
Injured: 1
Source: www.bcc.com, www.cnn.com
June 05, 2017
Two men are dead, three police officers were shot and a woman was taken hostage in a siege in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton, Australia. The suspect, a Somali native was shot dead by police after the woman was taken hostage. Police believe the IS-motivated gunman took a hostage as part of a plan to ambush and kill anti-terror police. The gunman who was on parole on non-related violent offences, cut off his parole GPS security ankle bracelet prior to the attack, to avoid having his movements monitored. IS has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Killed: 2
Injured: 3
Source: www.theage.com.au
June 03, 2017
A van travelling at high speed along London Bridge hit pedestrians after which three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. The attackers were seen to be wearing suicide vests, which were later found to be hoaxes. All three were shot dead by police officers. Seven people were killed while 48 were injured in the attack. British counter-terrorism officials believe that this was a jihadist attack inspired by IS.
Killed: 7
Injured: 48
Source: www.bcc.com
May 30, 2017
A massive vehicle bomb exploded in the diplomatic quarter near the German Embassy and the Afghan presidential palace. The area is the most fortified part of the city, which can be reached only by passing through several checkpoints. The current death toll is 90, with more than 400 wounded. The bomb, concealed in a water delivery truck, detonated outside the offices of a major local cellphone company and a popular TV station. It hit about 400 yards from the German Embassy in one of the busiest parts of town, near big supermarkets and shops. The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack. No group has yet claimed it.
Killed: 90
Injured: 400
Source: www.cnn.com, www.bcc.com
May 29, 2017
A 17-year-old asylum-seeker has been questioned by German police after concerns were raised that he was planning a suicide attack in Berlin. Police learnt that he had sent a farewell message to family members and told them that "he had joined the jihad," or holy war. Police had no evidence that a concrete attack was planned. The federal Interior Ministry said it had no indications that an attack had been imminent. Police said they searched the home and no weapons, explosives or extremist group flags were found. The search turned up three cell phones and a tablet that is believed to belong to the teenager. Investigators were examining the devices.
Source: www.theindependent.co.uk
May 29, 2017
Twin bombings in Baghdad, just hours apart, targeted young families having a late-night Ramadan snack and older city residents collecting their pensions. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed 22 people. The first bomb, which killed 10 people and wounded 40 others, exploded at an ice cream shop in the heart of Baghdad in the early hours. Eyewitnesses described ice cream mixed with blood as the wounded and dead covered the ground. Most of the victims were women and children. The second bomb went off as elderly residents lined up outside the General Retirement Department waiting for their pensions to be handed out. Twelve people died, another 45 were wounded.
Killed: 22
Injured: 85
Source: www.cnn.com
May 26, 2017
At least 28 people were killed in Egypt after gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians. Ten assailants wearing fatigues and face masks fired on the passengers from three four-wheel drive vehicles on a desolate stretch of desert road. The Christians were traveling to a monastery, St. Samuel the Confessor, around 100 km northwest of the city of Minya when they came under fire. Men, women and children are among the dead and injured. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Killed: 28
Injured: 25
Source: www.cnn.com, www.nypost.com
May 25, 2017
Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has been injured by an explosion inside his car in Athens, Greece. The blast is suspected to have been caused by a letter bomb. Mr Papademos had leg, arm and stomach injuries, but officials said his condition was "not a cause for concern". His driver was also injured but not seriously. A third person, who is a banking official in the car was also hurt. No group has so far claimed responsibility.
Injured: 3
Source: www.bcc.com
May 24, 2017
Two suicide bombers set off explosives at Jakarta’s bus terminal, which killed three police officers and wounded at least 10 other people. The blasts occurred about five minutes apart at the Kampung Melayu bus station, one of Jakarta’s busiest transit hubs. The Islamic State-linked group, Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), is believed to be behind the suicide bombings. JAD, which was classified as a terrorist organisation by the US State Department in January this year, was formed in 2015 and is based in Indonesia. It is made up of almost two dozen Indonesian extremist groups that pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Killed: 3
Source: www.nytimes.com, www.channelnewsasia.com
May 23, 2017
Martial law for 60 days on the island of Mindanao has been declared, after clashes between the army and militants linked to Islamic State (IS). The violence on the southern island left three members of the security forces dead. The violence in Marawi, a city of about 200,000 people in Mindanao, erupted on Tuesday as the army searched for the leader of a militant group that had pledged allegiance to IS, the military said. The militants have been identified as members of the Maute group. They had occupied a hospital and a jail, and burnt down buildings including a church.
Killed: 3+
Source: www.bbc.com
May 22, 2017
A bomb exploded at Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. The hospital is used by serving and retired members of the military and their families. It took place on the third anniversary of the 2014 coup which brought the military government to power. Police found pieces of a circuit and a battery, as well as some wires. Initial findings showed that the explosive had a range of 2-3 meters, causing minor wounds from flying glass.
Injured: 20
Source: www.bbc.com
May 22, 2017
A bomb attack at a pop concert in Manchester, UK killed 22 people and wounded 59. The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday following a pop concert by the US singer Ariana Grande. Paramedics at the scene told that they had treated some of the wounded for "shrapnel-like injuries". It is suspected that the act was carried out by a suicide bomber, 22-year-old Salman Ramadan Abedi. A 23-year-old man has also been arrested in connection with the investigation.
Killed: 22
Injured: 59
Source: www.bbc.com
May 16, 2017
A suicide attack on an Afghan state television station (RTA) killed at least six people as well as the attackers and wounded 24. Among the dead were four RTA employees, including a driver, a guard, and two technical personnel, as well as two policemen. The raid was carried out by four attackers, one of whom had detonated a suicide bomb at the entrance to the compound. As the attack unfolded, heavy gunfire could be heard from around the RTA building, which is close to the provincial governor's compound. The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for the act.
Killed: 6
Injured: 24
Source: www.reuters.com
May 14, 2017
A bomb exploded outside the National Theatre in Bangkok, Thailand, which caused minor injuries to two women. The device appeared to be a pipe bomb. Police have yet to identify the perpetrators.
Source: www.bangkokpost.com
May 11, 2017
25 people were killed and at least 40 wounded in a suicide bombing attack on a convoy carrying Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, the deputy chairman of Pakistan's upper house. Mr Haideri represents the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) party, a Sunni Islamist party that is part of the ruling coalition. Most of those injured or killed were party workers while Mr Haideri sustained minor injuries.. His driver was among the dead. Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
Killed: 25
Injured: 40
Source: www.bbc.com
May 11, 2017
A bomb exploded outside a post office in Rome, Italy, which damaged a nearby car. The device, set off by a timer consisted of two bottles of flammable liquid inside a plastic container. No injuries were reported. Police believe that the act was by anarchist groups, which have carried out similar firebombings in the past.
Source: www.theindependent.co.uk
May 10, 2017
A fire fighter was killed and three police officers were injured when bombs planted by the Jamiatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants blew up. The incident occurred at a raid by police at the militant's hideout in the western Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. The five dead militants, which included two women were from the same family. JMB has pledge allegiance to the Islamic State, and has been blamed by police for a series of attacks on minority groups and secular writers and bloggers.
Killed: 6
Injured: 3
Source: www.bbc.com
May 08, 2017
More than 50 people including children were injured when a car bomb exploded outside a supermarket near the town centre of Pattani, Thailand. The bomb exploded after a detonation of a first device that was packed inside a motorcycle in a car park. This has been the largest attack for months on a civilian target there. The Muslim-majority border region has seethed with violence for over a decade as ethnic Malay insurgents battle the Buddhist-majority state for more autonomy.
Injured: 50
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
May 07, 2017
Malaysian police confirmed that Malaysian ISIS militant Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi has been killed in Syria. Muhammad Wanndy, who was also known as Abu Hamzah Al-Fateh, was believed to be the mastermind of several attacks in the region including at an entertainment centre in Puchong, Selangor last year. In that incident, two ISIS sympathisers on a motorcycle lobbed a hand grenade into the Movida nightclub in Puchong, injuring eight people.
Source: www.straitstimes.com
May 02, 2017
Two policemen were killed and 3 militiamen were injured in a suicide bomb attack by IS terrorists at a checkpoint near the city of Samarra, Iraq. On the same day in Baghdad, one teacher was killed when an IED placed under a vehicle exploded. Two other people were injured by an IED that was planted near a workshop that sells aluminium.
Killed: 3
Injured: 5
Source: www.iraqinews.com, www.thepeninsulaqatar.com
May 02, 2017
Eight civilians were killed and at least 25 wounded in a suicide bombing attack on a convoy of NATO armored personnel vehicles in Kabul. Three of those wounded were U.S. service members. A number of civilian vehicles that were near the convoy were destroyed or badly damaged, while the heavily armored MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles, which are designed to withstand big blasts, appeared to have suffered only relatively minor external damage and were able to return to a base under their own power. Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
Killed: 8
Injured: 25
Source: www.reuters.com
Three Police Officers Killed in Cairo, Egypt
May 01, 2017
Three police officers were killed and five others were wounded in an attack in Cairo. The assailants, riding in two vehicles, opened fire on a security convoy on the main ring road in the Nasr City area. Jihadist militants are suspected to have carried out the attack although no group has claimed responsibility. Jihadist militants have killed hundreds of police and soldiers since the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.
Killed: 3
Injured: 5
Source: www.bbc.com
Gunman Kills Police Officer in Paris, France
April 20, 2017
A man who killed a police officer on the Champs-Elysees Thursday night was known to French security services for radical Islamist activities and had shot and wounded an officer in the past. The suspect, who was shot dead by French police, was the subject of a "Fiche S" surveillance file and was on the radar of the French domestic security service DGSI. The shooting happened about 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) when a car stopped at 102 Champs-Elysees in front of a police van. A man emerged from the car and opened fire on the van with an "automatic weapon," killing one officer instantly. The man "then ran away, managing to shoot and wound two other policemen. Other policemen engaged and shot and killed the attacker,".
Killed: 02
Source: www.cnn.com
Car Bombing Kills Seventeen, Somalia
April 07, 2017
A suicide car bombing Sunday in the Somali capital Mogadishu killed at least 17 people. Terror group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility through a statement on Andalus Radio, its main radio channel. Police Capt. Osman Mohamed said the attack was an attempt to assassinate the new Somali military chief, Gen. Ahmed Mohamed Irfid.
Killed: 17
Source: www.cnn.com
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Palm Sunday Church Bombings, Egypt
April 08, 2017
ISIS claimed responsibility for bombings at two Coptic churches in Egypt on Sunday, a strikes against a vulnerable minority on one of the most important days on the Christian calendar. In a statement issued on the Telegram messaging platform and circulated by several ISIS supporters, the militant group identified the suicide bombers as Egyptian nationals. ISIS warned of more attacks in its statement. "The Crusaders and their apostate followers must be aware that the bill between us and them is very large, and they will be paying it like a river of blood from their sons, if God is willing," the group said in Arabic.
Killed: 43
Injured: 119
Source: www.cnn.com
Suspected Gas Attack - Deadliest Chemical Attacks in Year, Syria
April 03, 2017
Activists said the Syrian regime was responsible for the killings of at least 70 people -- 10 children among the dead -- leading the United Nations to replace a scheduled Security Council session for Wednesday morning with an emergency meeting. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military denied using chemical weapons and blamed rebels for the carnage. Russia, Syria's strong ally, said it had no warplanes in the vicinity.
Killed: 70
Source: www.cnn.com
Explosion on the St. Petersburg Metro Kills at least 10, Russia
April 03, 2017
An explosion tore through a train as it was traveling between two stations in Russia's second-biggest city, injuring dozens more. A second device was found and defused at another station, Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee said. Authorities say the explosion is a terrorist attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which led to the shutdown of the city's metro system.
Killed: 10
Injured: 50+
Source: www.cnn.com
20 Killed in Stabbings at Muslim Shrine, Pakistan
April 01, 2017
A custodian and four other suspects have been arrested after 20 people were killed at a Muslim shrine in Pakistan. Three more people are hospitalized in critical condition after the attack in Punjab province in Sargodha city. Custodian Abdul Waheed drugged and stripped the victims before they were killed at the Sufi shrine, which is named the Ali Ahmad Gunnar Shrine.
Killed: 20
Injured: 03
Source: www.cnn.com
Antwerp Police Intercept Speeding Car and Thwart 'Attempted Terrorist Attack', Belgium
March 22, 2017
Belgian police intercepted a car that was speeding toward a busy shopping area and refused to stop, authorities said Thursday. The car, registered in France, was driving "at a very high speed" in central Antwerp, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said. French President Francois Hollande called the incident "an attempted terrorist attack."
Source: www.cnn.com
Four Killed in British Parliament Carnage, England
March 21, 2017
An attacker rammed a car into crowds of people before stabbing a police officer on the grounds of the UK Parliament in London. The assault, which came on the one-year anniversary of the ISIS bomb attacks in Brussels, brought carnage to Westminster, the heart of political life in Britain. Among the dead were a police officer and the assailant, police said, announcing a "full counter-terrorism investigation." A woman was pulled from the River Thames alive, but with serious injuries.
Killed: 03
Injured: 20
Source: www.cnn.com
Orly Airport Attack by Gunman, France
March 17, 2017
A man shot dead by French soldiers at Paris Orly airport on Saturday shouted he was there to "die for Allah" and tried to seize a female soldier's assault rifle. The latest in a series of attacks in France forced the evacuation of France's second-busiest airport. The attacker, named as Ziyed Ben Belgacem, arrived at Orly airport on Saturday morning, threw down a bag containing a can of petrol and seized hold of a woman air force member who was part of a military patrol at the airport. Blood tests have revealed that the gunman had consumed drugs and alcohol. Ziyed Ben Belgacem, 39, was killed after he put a gun to the soldier's head saying he wanted to "die for Allah". He was involved in a shooting and then a carjacking on Saturday before he attacked a military patrol at Orly, Paris's second-biggest airport.
Killed: 01 (attacker)
Source: www.cnn.com, www.bbc.com, www.wsj.com
Student 'Fascinated by Firearms' Wounds 4 in School Shooting, France
March 15, 2017
A teenager opened fire at his high school in southeastern France on Thursday, wounding up to four people, in an attack apparently inspired by videos of U.S. mass shootings such as Columbine. The incident in Grasse, which does not appear to be linked to militancy, comes with France on high alert after more than 230 people were killed in the past two years by attackers allied to Islamic State.
Injured: 04
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
Gunmen Dressed as Medical Personnel Attack Kabul Hospital, Afghanistan
March 07, 2017
Gunmen disguised as medical personnel stormed a military hospital near the US Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people in a six-hour siege before Afghan security forces killed the attackers. The ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq said the terror group claimed responsibility. A suicide bomber had first blew himself up at the south gate of the Sardar Mohammed Daud Khan hospital, which is known as "the 400-bed hospital". It is the country's biggest and best-equipped medical facility.
Killed: 30+
Injured: Not Reported
Source: www.cnn.com
Suspected Chemical Attack in Mosul, Iraq
March 04, 2017
Twelve residents of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul were treated for injuries from a suspected chemical attack this week, an official with the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The patients, who are being treated in hospital in nearby Irbil, are "showing clinical symptoms consistent with an exposure to a blistering chemical agent," said Robert Mardini, the organization's regional director for the Middle East.
Injured: 12
Source: www.cnn.com
German Hostage Beheaded by Abu Sayyaf, Philippines
February 26, 2017
A German man has been beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines after a deadline to pay his ransom passed. Philippine and German officials confirmed that 70-year-old Jurgen Kantner had been killed after being held for three months by the Islamist militant group. It was the second time Kantner had been abducted. He was held along with his partner, Sabine Merz, by Somali pirates for nearly two months in 2008.
Killed: 01
Source: www.cnn.com
City of Lahore Hit by Fresh Bomb Blast, Pakistan
February 22, 2017
At least six people were killed and 30 injured after a bomb ripped through Lahore in Pakistan yesterday. The 10th attack in just under a fortnight points to a resurgence in Islamist violence. The blast, the second to hit the provincial capital this month, crumpled cars and sent panic rippling through the city after attacks earlier this month across Pakistan killed more than 130 people.
Killed: 06
Injured: 30
Source: www.straitstimes.com
Bomb Discovered Under Car, Exploded, in UK
February 21, 2017
A bomb has exploded outside the home of a serving police officer in Londonderry, the UK as army technical officers were trying to defuse it. Police believed the device, which police described as more intricate than a pipe bomb, was planted by "violent dissident republicans".
Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Source: www.bbc.com
Suicide Bombing at Court Complex in Charsadda, Pakistan
February 20, 2017
Suicide bombers attacked a court complex in Pakistan, killing 5 people and wounding 20, police officials said. All 3 of the attackers were carrying hand grenades and AK-47 assault rifles. One attacker blew himself up outside the court, while 2 were killed by policemen before they could enter the building. Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Killed: 5
Injured: 20
Source: www.reuters.com
Blast Near Bogota Bullring Injures 31, Colombia
February 18, 2017
An explosion occurred on Sunday near the Santamaria bullfighting ring in downtown Bogota, Colombia, injuring at least 31 people, many of them policemen, according to reports. Two of the 31 were seriously injured. At least 10 police officers were hurt.
Killed: 0
Injured: 31
Source: www.cnn.com
Car Bomb Leaves At Least 30 Dead, Somalia
February 18, 2017
At least 30 people were killed in a car-bomb blast at a market on Sunday in Mogadishu. Medina Hospital medics said more than 50 people were injured, some critically. The blast occurred at the Kawo-Godey market in Mogadishu's Wadajir district.
KIlled: 30
Injured: 50+
Source: www.cnn.com
ISIS Claims Responsibility for 2 Bombings at Shrine in Pakistan & Car Dealership in Iraq
February 15, 2017
A suicide bomber at the world-famous Sindh's Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in southern Pakistan killed at least 75 people and wounded more than 200 others, according to health officials. They said the dead included 20 women and 9 children. On the same day, a car bomb exploded in Baghdad's southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood shortly before sunset, killing at least 55 people and wounding more than 60 others, according to Iraq's Interior Ministry.
Killed: 130
Injured: 260
Source: www.foxnews.com, www.bbc.com
Suicide Attack Kills 5 Outside the Administrative Headquarters in Ghalanai, Pakistan
February 14, 2017
A suicide bombing has killed 3 policemen and 2 passers-by in the administrative headquarters of a tribal region in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. The explosion went off at the main gate of the tribal headquarters in Ghalanai, in the Mohmand tribal region, just as the workday was about to start on Wednesday, said Hameedullah Khan, a local government official. A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group has claimed the attack.
Killed: 5
Injured: 8
Source: www.aljazeera.com, www.tribune.com.pk
Suicide Bombing Outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, Pakistan
February 12, 2017
An explosion rocked a protest organized by Pakistan's chemists and pharmaceuticals manufacturers. Mushtaq Sukhera, Inspector-General of Police in Punjab province told reporters that it was a suicide attack where the bomber exploded himself when successful negotiations were underway between police officials and the protesters. Five police officers were among the dead. Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility. The militant group also warned the Lahore attack was the start of a new campaign against government departments.
Killed: 13
Injured: 83
Source: www.reuters.com
Suicide Bomber Outside Bank Kills Troops and Civilians, Afghanistan
February 10, 2017
A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle laden with explosives outside a bank in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Saturday, killing soldiers on their way to pick up their salaries, and civilians. At least 20 people, including both army troops and civilians, were wounded in the strike that happened outside a branch of the New Kabul Bank in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of restive Helmand province.
Killed: 12
Injured: 20
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Palestinian Opens Fire at Market near Tel Aviv, Israel
February 08, 2017
A Palestinian man went on a shooting and stabbing attack on Thursday at a marketplace in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva, wounding at least 8 people. The alleged gunman, a 19-year-old from the West Bank, was caught by members of the public and arrested by officers, according to police spokeswoman Luba Samri.
Injured: 8
Source: www.cnn.com
Red Cross Suspends Operations After 6 Aid Workers Killed, Afghanistan
February 07, 2017
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) suspended operations in Afghanistan on Wednesday after gunmen killed 6 employees helping deliver emergency relief to a remote northern region hit by heavy snowstorms. The governor of Jowzjan province said the aid convoy was attacked by suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gunmen. The head of the ICRC called the incident the "worst attack against us" in 20 years, but the charity said it did not know who was responsible.
Killed: 6
Source: www.straitstimes.com
Bomb Blast Outside The Supreme Court, Afghanistan
February 06, 2017
At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast outside the Supreme Court in the centre of the Afghan capital, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks on the judiciary. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, in which police said an apparent suicide bomber targeted Supreme Court employees leaving their offices at the end of the working day.
Killed: 20
Injured: 41
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
Quebec Mosque Shooting, Canada
January 28, 2017
A shooting at a mosque in Quebec City. The attack, which took place at the city's Quebec Islamic Cultural Center, is being investigated as an act of terrorism by police. In what was described as a coordinated attack, witnesses say at least 2 gunmen wearing black fired indiscriminately into the dozens of worshipers.
Killed: 6
Injured: 8
Source: www.cnn.com
4 Linked to Islamic State Cell in Sabah Nabbed, Malaysia
January 22, 2017
The Bukit Aman Special Task Force has crippled an Islamic State (IS) militant group trying to start a base in Sabah. They had intended to use the Sabah base as a transit point for militants in Southeast Asia and South Asia to enter Southern Philippines where they could join other IS militants. Four suspects comprising, three foreigners from Bangladesh and one from the Philippines plus a local woman were detained.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Car Bomb Attack In Gao, Mali
January 17, 2017
Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50 people in northern Mali. A vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp housing soldiers and members of rival armed groups in the region's main city, Gao. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said the suicide bombing was meant to punish rebel groups co-operating with France. AQIM said a group called al-Mourabitoun was responsible.
Killed: 50
Injured: 115
Source:www.bbc.co.uk
Deadly Attacks Ripped Across The Country, Afghanistan
January 09, 2017
Deadly attacks ripped across Afghanistan on Tuesday, with two suicide bombings near the Afghan Parliament in Kabul, an explosion at a Kandahar province government compound and a suicide bombing in Helmand province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Kabul attacks.
Killed: 31
Injured: 45
Source: www.cnn.com
Two Suicide Bombings at Crowded Baghdad Markets, Iraq
January 07, 2017
ISIS has claimed responsibility for 2 suicide bombings at crowded Baghdad markets on Sunday. The first blast happened when a driver blew up his explosives-laden vehicle at the Alwat-Jamila market in eastern Baghdad's Sadr City. At least 11 people were killed and 25 were wounded, police said. In the second attack, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up at a busy market in the eastern Baghdad neighborhood of al-Baladiyat, police said. At least 5 people were killed, and 12 were wounded.
Killed: 16
Injured: 37
Source: www.cnn.com
4 Soldiers Killed in Jerusalem Lorry Attack, Israel
January 07, 2017
The Israeli soldiers were run over by a lorry in what was described by police as a terrorist attack.
Killed: 5 (including the attacker)
Injured: 15
Source: www.straitstimes.com
Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting, USA
January 05, 2017
Five people were shot dead and eight wounded in a baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale's airport. The suspect, identified as Esteban Santiago, had brought the firearm in his checked luggage. The suspect is a US Army veteran.
Killed: 5
Injured: 8
Source: CNN.com
Suicide Bombers Target Checkpoint and Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia
January 01, 2017
Twin suicide car bombs claimed by the Al-Qaeda aligned Shabaab insurgent group wounded nine people. The first blast occurred at the Medina Gate entrance to Mogadishu airport, home to the UN, aid agencies and foreign missions and contractors as well as the headquarters of the African Union military mission, AMISOM. Soon afterwards another, larger vehicle exploded outside the Peace Hotel, popular with foreign visitors to Somalia.
Injured: 9
ISIS Claims Nightclub Shooting, Killer Still at Large, Turkey
December 31, 2016
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the New Year's attack at Istanbul's Reina nightclub. Those killed in the attack were from 14 countries, including India, Morocco, Jordan, Canada, Russia, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The shooter is still at large.
Killed: 39
Xinjiang 'Rioters' Ram Vehicle into Building, China
December 27, 2016
Attackers drove a vehicle into a government building in China's unruly far-western region of Xinjiang, setting off an explosive device and using knives to kill two people before all 3 of the assailants were shot dead by police.
Killed: 2
Injured: 3
Blast from IEDs Hurts 35 or More at Boxing Match, the Philippines
December 27, 2016
More than 35 people were wounded when two IEDs exploded at a boxing match in a town in central Philippines. The match was a part of an annual Roman Catholic festival late Wednesday. The homemade bombs are said to have been detonated remotely using cell phones.
Injured: 35
Police Claims Christmas Day Terror Plot Foiled, Australia
December 21, 2016
Victoria Police chief commissioner alleges, A "significant" Islamic State-inspired Christmas Day terror plot targeting central Melbourne has been foiled after a series of arrests in raids across the city. The police claim that the suspects detained planned to use explosives, knives and guns to attack busy locations including Melbourne's Flinders Street train station, Federation Square and St Paul's Cathedral. Of the arrested four of them were Australian-born, of Lebanese background, with the fifth an Egyptian-born Australian citizen, all in their 20s who are believed to have been self-radicalised, but inspired by ISIS and ISIS propaganda.
Densus 88 Kills Terrorist Suspects In Raid, Indonesia
December 20, 2016
Members of Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism squad Densus 88, killed three terror suspects in a firefight during a raid Wednesday on a house south of the capital Jakarta. Three suspects were killed, while a fourth was detained. Agents who raided the house found a homemade bomb that is described as "quite big."
Killed: 3 (suspected terrorists)
Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Killed in Shooting, Turkey
December 18, 2016
Andrey Karlov, Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was killed in a shooting in the capital of Turkey, Ankara.
The gunman opened fire at an art gallery when the ambassador was giving a speech.
Killed: 1
Truck Crashes Christmas Market in Central Berlin, Germany
December 18, 2016
A truck ploughed into a busy Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 48 more in what police said was a possible terror attack.
Killed: 12
Injured: 48
Security Forces Storm Castle to Free Captured Tourists, Jordan
December 17, 2016
Jordanian security forces killed at least 4 gunmen after an operation to free tourists trapped inside a medieval castle in the city of Karak. Armed men had taken shelter following a series of shootouts.
Killed: 9 (four civilians and five police officers) + 4 (Gunmen)
Injured: (at-least) 29
48 Yemeni Soldiers Dead in IS-claimed Bombing, Yemen
December 17, 2016
A suicide attack killed 48 Yemeni soldiers in Aden on Sunday. The attack targeted a crowd of servicemen who had gathered to collect their salaries near a base in northeastern Aden. The attack has been claimed by IS.
Killed: 48
Injured: 84
December 03, 2016
A lone gunman shot dead 3 women, a local official and 2 journalists, in an attack in a small town in Finland, a country with one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world.
Killed: 3
November 27, 2016
An attacker rammed his car into a group of people on the Columbus campus before exiting the car and charging at others with a knife.
Injured: 11
November 27, 2016
Security forces defused a powerful bomb found inside a rubbish bin near the United States Embassy in Manila early yesterday morning, in what the Philippines police chief said was an "attempted act of terrorism".
November 23, 2016
At least 80 people were killed on Thursday when a truck bomb exploded at a gas station in Iraq, targeting Shi’te pilgrims, according to the U.S. State Department.
Killed: 80
Injured: 50
November 10, 2016
A suicide car bomb targeted the German consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday, according to the local police. No German diplomats were hurt.
Killed 2
Injured 42
November 07, 2016
A German yacht sailor was taken hostage for ransom while his wife was shot dead by the Abu Sayyaf group. It appeared that the victims were the same as those abducted by Somali pirates off the Gulf of Aden and held hostage for 58 days in 2009.
Killed: 1
October 24, 2016
A police training school, Balochistan Police College in Quetta, Pakistan was attacked and its cadets taken hostage.The attackers focused on a hostel at the academy where as many as 700 police cadets lived, officials said.
Killed: 60 (including 3 attackers)
Injured: 100+ (approx.)
November 22, 2016
A former Japanese SDF solider exploded himself injuring two others.
Killed: 1
October 17, 2016
Schools in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany were put on high security after e-mails threatening mass shooting were received.
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