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South African Communist Terrorist and Mandela Co-Conspirator Denis Goldberg Dies
South African communist and domestic terrorist, Denis Goldberg, who stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela for the notorious 1961 terror bombings — for which he served only 22 years of a life sentence in prison, has died at the age of 87 at his home in Cape Town:
President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his deep condolences at the passing of Goldberg, one of the most prominent white activists in South...
Bombings in Sweden Up 30% From Last Year
There were 48 explosions reported in Sweden in the first quarter of 2019, an increase from 37 during the same period last year, according to local media.
Figures released by the Crime Prevention Council indicate that bombings and destructive blasts are on the rise, with hand grenades and fireworks being used in many cases.
“It is mainly in the metropolitan regions that most blasting takes place,”...
Israel Bombs Damascus as Syrians Close in on Last Terrorist Base
Israel bombed Damascus three times yesterday—while the Syrian government announced a major rebuilding program in liberated Aleppo—and started closing in on the last US-backed Islamist terrorist base in Idlib province.
The Israeli attack used US-supplied jets and ground-to-ground missiles, the Syrian army said in a statement, adding that its missile defense systems (supplied by Russia) had hit...
Serbia forgives USA for 1999 bombings, forgets all victims, holds joint drills with NATO
On November 14-17, Serbia will hold exercises of local and American paratroopers. The manoeuvres at Batajnica military airfield with the participation of about 100 servicemen from the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the US Army are to promote the expansion of relations between the countries and “enhance security and peace in the region.”
The administration of Serbia, the territory of which the...
Pakistani Christians angry after 78 die in terrorist church bombings
Christians have staged protest rallies across Pakistan to show their anger at a twin bombing outside a church in the country’s northwestern city of Peshawar.
Protesters took to the streets in several cities including the capital Islamabad as well as Karachi, Lahore and Multan, shouting slogans against the attackers, local media reported.
In the southern port city of Karachi, protesters clashed with...
54 Die in New Iraq Terrorist Acts
Scene of a bomb attack in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad
At least 24 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in four bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, Press TV reports.
Iraqi officials said an explosives-laden motorbike exploded near a gathering of day laborers in the Shia suburb district of Sadr city, northeast of the capital on Thursday morning.
A roadside bomb...
Pakistani man suspect in bombing attempt of Time Square
The Emirates Airlines plane on which Faisal Shahzad was arrested seen on the tarmac at JFK International Airport in New York, May 4, 2011.
Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was hauled off a plane about to fly to the Middle East and arrested in the failed attempt to explode a bomb-laden SUV in Times Square, authorities said Tuesday. One official said he claimed to have acted alone.
Faisal Shahzad was on board...
More attacks reported in Russia as 2 bombs derail freight train
Freight Train
Two bombs exploded in Russia’s Dagestan province on Sunday, derailing a freight train in an attack a security source linked to suicide bombings in Moscow and the same region, RIA news agency reported.
Russia is on edge after the suicide attacks in Moscow and Dagestan killed more than 50 people in the past week. Nobody was wounded in the latest attack.
The pre-dawn blasts on a rail...
Moscow metro bombings: Chechyna link emerges
Russia is on edge today amid fears of a tide of suicide bombers as two blasts killed at least 11 people in Kizlyar just two days after twin bombs hit Moscow.
Investigators said a suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform set off the second of the blasts in Dagestan. This time both bombers were male.
Two days ago two female bombers with links to insurgents in the turbulent North Caucasus killed 39...