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2 children killed as gunmen open fire on school van in Pakistan

August 22, 2024 6:09 pm

According to police, the school van was going to drop children at their school when it came under fire from unidentified gunmen.

Gunmen kill three foreign tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province

May 18, 2024 1:48 am

Four foreign nationals and three Afghans were also injured in the attack when gunmen opened fire, said interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qaniee. Four people have been arrested, he said.

Gangs unleash new attacks on upscale areas in Haiti's capital, with at least a dozen killed nearby

March 19, 2024 5:57 pm

Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police.

Gunmen kill 4 in attack targeting lawmaker in NW Pakistan

August 07, 2022 5:50 pm

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.The assault took place in the Maidan area of the Lower Dir district of conservative Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is governed by Khan’s party.

Gunmen attack anti-polio team in Pakistan; kill three: Police

June 28, 2022 6:30 pm

The attack occurred when the team, escorted by two policemen were on a door-to-door vaccination drive in the Waziristan district of Pakistan; no group claims responsibility for the attack.

A safe route no more: Nigerians mourn victims of deadly train attack

March 31, 2022 5:36 pm

The attack has badly shaken Nigeria because the train line was considered a safe alternative to the busy highway heading north from the capital, where armed groups have for years robbed and kidnapped drivers, wringing out ransoms.

Gunmen kill 19 at Mexican cockfighting party, others wounded

March 28, 2022 5:00 pm

The shooting took place in Las Tinajas in the state of Michoacan, where the powerful Jalisco New Generation cartel has been fighting smaller local gangs for control of drug routes.

Ethiopia: Gunmen kill 34 in attack on bus — rights body

November 16, 2020 1:35 pm

Dozens of people have been killed in "gruesome attack" in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said. The area has seen a spate of deadly assaults on civilians along with a worsening conflict in the north.

Gunmen attack central Mali hotel, kill one and hurt two others

March 29, 2018 5:26 pm

The attack comes days after Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga visited Bandjagara, promising to defeat Islamic extremists.

Gunmen attack Indian Consulate in Herat; three attackers killed

May 23, 2014 3:37 pm

India has invested more than $2 billion in Afghan projects, including roads and power projects.

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