Germany arrests 28-year-old Syrian over ‘radical Islamist’ bomb plot

German authorities arrested a 28-year-old Syrian national on Tuesday morning, one of two brothers suspected of planning to blow up civilian targets using a homemade explosives belt for “radical Islamist and jihadist” reasons, a statement said. Public prosecutors in the Read More …

Israel says suspect killed wearing a suicide vest following roadside bomb

Israeli security forces killed a man suspected of planting a roadside bomb that injured a man near the occupied West Bank this week, the military said on Wednesday, adding that the suspect’s potential ties to the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban governor of Balkh province killed in blast

The Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province has been killed inside his office in a suicide attack that was later claimed by the ISIL armed group. The killing of Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the provincial governor, on Thursday marked one of Read More …

Pakistan: Eight policemen, one civilian killed in suicide attack on Balochistan Constabulary van in Bolan

Nine individuals, including eight policemen and one civilian, were martyred in a suicide attack on a Balochistan Constabulary van in the Dhadar tehsil of the Kacchi district in Bolan on Monday. According to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, the blast occurred Read More …

Manchester Arena attack: Security services might have prevented Manchester Arena bombing

The security services were guilty of “a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented” the Manchester Arena bombing, according to the chairman of the inquiry into the atrocity. A report published by former high court judge Sir Read More …

Pakistan: 28 killed, 150 injured in blast at Peshawar Police Lines mosque

A blast inside a mosque shook Peshawar’s Police Lines area on Monday, with officials saying that at least 28 people were killed and 150 were injured. Peshawar Commissioner Riaz Mehsood confirmed the casualties, adding that a rescue operation was under Read More …

Israel prevents suicide bombing attack; bomb caught before detonation

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Monday that it prevented a massive terrorist bombing attack and suicide bombings slated to occur within Israel. It said it arrested a number of terror suspects in the West Bank and uncovered Read More …

Pakistan: At least three killed after a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in Miranshah

At least three people were killed and five others were injured after a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in North Waziristan’s Miranshah town. According to government sources, most of the casualties were pedestrians in the area. The injured and Read More …

Indonesia suicide bombing kills police officer; attacker leaves note criticising new criminal code

A suspected militant, angered by Indonesia’s new criminal code, killed a police officer and wounded at least 10 in a suicide bomb attack at a police station in the city of Bandung on Wednesday (Dec 7), authorities said. The suicide Read More …