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Simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:37:50 GMT

Source: www.denverpost.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
NIAMEY, Niger—Attackers in Niger detonated two Car bombs at dawn on Thursday, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit where a French company operates a uranium mine, injuring more than a dozen people. ...

Car Bomb Hits Nigerian Uranium Mine

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:25:15 GMT

Source: uraniuminvestingnews.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Ottawa Citizen reported that a there were two simultaneous Car bomb attacks in Niger, one of which targeted a uranium mine operated by Areva. Continue reading... ...

Car bomb kills police in southwest Pakistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:59:52 GMT

Source: www.stuff.co.nz --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
A Car bomb targeting a police vehicle has killed 11 policemen and one civilian in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said. ...

Car Bomb Kills 12 in Pakistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:43:22 GMT

Source: online.wsj.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
A police officer said a Car bomb in southwest Pakistan has killed 11 policemen and a civilian. ...

Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:13 GMT

Source: www.modbee.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
A Car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said. ...

Police: Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:07 GMT

Source: www.foxnews.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A Car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said. The bombing on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, also wounded 23 people, said senior police officer Fayaz Sumbal. The Car was packed with around 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of explosives and was parked alongside a road in the city. It was detonated by remote control when a vehicle carrying members of the police's special forces team passed by, said Sumbal. Eyewitness Irshad Ali said the blast "was so loud, we thought something had fallen from the sky." Local TV footage showed that the bomb completely destroyed the police vehicle. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. The special forces unit that was targeted was put together months ago to deal with increasing incidents of kidnappings and shootings in Baluchistan, said Sumbal. Separatist insurgents have been waging a bloody fight against the government for decades. They want greater autonomy and a larger share of the province's natural resources. The province is also home to many Islamic militants, including Taliban chief Mullah Omar according to many intelligence assessments. Radical Sunni Muslim militants have stepped up attacks against minority Shiites in Baluchistan over the past couple years. They view Shiites as heretics and have killed hundreds of the ...