Suicide attack kills 4, wounds 5 in S Afghan province
LASHKAR GAH – Four people including three Taliban fighters and one Afghan army personnel were killed and five soldiers sustained injuries after a suicide bomber targeted a military camp in Nawa district of the southern Helmand province on Saturday, spokesman for provincial government Omar Zawak said. “A Taliban terrorist riding an explosive-laden car was attempting […]
Iran Deplores Terrorist Attack in New York
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned a terrorist attack in the US city of New York that left at least eight people dead, saying it is time for the world to seriously deal with terrorism and root it out. In a Wednesday statement, Qassemi voiced sympathy with the bereaved families of the […]
Iran Slams Deadly Terrorist Attack against Afghan Prayers
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Saturday condemned suicide terrorist attack against Afghan prayers in Kabul which claimed the life of 63 people. Suicide bombers struck two mosques in Afghanistan during Friday prayers, a Shiite mosque in Kabul and a Sunni mosque in western Ghor province, killing at least 63 people at the end […]
Iranian Sites Come Under Hacking Attacks
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian websites came under a cyber-attack on Monday night, Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi confirmed. A group of hackers tried to target a number of Iranian sites last night in a defacement attack, Azari Jahromi said on Tuesday. He added that the attacks were […]
At Least 6 Injured in Acid Attack in Eastern London
TEHRAN – The London Metropolitan Police confirmed that an acid attack has taken place Saturday evening in eastern London, injuring at least six people. “Police were called just before 20:00 hrs on Saturday to the area around Stratford Shopping Centre to reports of a group of males spraying what is believed to be a noxious […]
Major Terrorist Attack in Australia ‘Inevitable’, Says Counter-Terrorism Chief
TEHRAN – One of Australia’s top counter-terrorism officials has joined the ranks of people advising citizens to learn to live under a threat of terrorism, saying that a major attack on Aussie soil is inevitable. “I don’t like to say it but it will happen,” Mark Murdoch told the media on Wednesday. The 37-year-old veteran, […]
IRGC Working on New Attack Helicopter
TEHRAN – A homegrown attack helicopter designed by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force is going through the manufacturing process, a top commander said. The IRGC Aerospace Force is still working on the 2-seat attack helicopter designed by its experts, commander of the force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said. More information about the […]
Bomb attack kills 6 in central Somalia
At least six people have been killed and several others injured in a bomb attack carried out in central Somalia, police and residents say. Major Hussein Osman, a police officer, said the bombing in the central city of Beledweyne on Sunday afternoon rocked a restaurant outside the office of the governor of Hiran region where he […]