Category: Terrorism

Officials say a dog at a Nigerian wedding party grappled with a suicide bomber until her explosives detonated, killing the animal as well. (FOX)- Buba Ahmed of Belbelo village, near the northeastern city of Maiduguri, says guests are grateful that the dog sacrificed itself to save their lives. He says the teenage bomber was on […]

St. Petersburg subway blast: Suicide bomber identified as Akbardzhon Dzhalilov, 22 (FOX)- The man believed to have unleashed a suicide bomb attack on a subway train in St. Petersburg, Russia, killing more than a dozen people, was identified Tuesday as a 22-year-old born in Kyrgyzstan. Akbardzhon Dzhalilov was named as the killer by Russia’s Investigative Committee. Detectives […]

Two women who used an internet chat room to raise several thousand dollars for the Somali militant group al-Shabab have been sentenced to prison. (FOX)- Muna Osman Jama, 36, of Reston, Virginia, and Hinda Osman Dhirane, 46, of Kent, Washington, had previously been convicted of providing support to a terrorist organization. On Friday, Jama was […]

DEVELOPING (FOX)- At least one explosion at a subway station in St. Petersburg Monday killed an estimated 10 people and wounded many more, Russian media reported. One of the blasts came from a device that appeared to be filled with shrapnel, according to Sky News. One explosion unfolded at the Sennaya Ploshchad station, the BBC added. Photos […]

The man known as “Carlos the Jackal” was sentenced to life in prison for the third time by a French court for the deadly 1974 attack on a Paris shopping arcade. (FOX)- The Venezuelan-born Ilich Ramirez Sanchez was found guilty for throwing a grenade onto a crowded area, killing two and injuring 32. He is […]

A lawyer for the man accused of setting off bombs last year in New Jersey and New York, injuring more than 30 people, is seeking a change of venue for his trial on attempted murder charges stemming from a shootout with police. Where? Where the hell in this country are you going to move that […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that a U.S. counter-terrorism airstrike conducted March 19 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, resulted in the death of Qari Yasin, a well-known Al Qaeda terrorist leader responsible for the deaths of dozens of innocent victims, including two American service members. (FOX)- Yasin, a senior terrorist figure from Balochistan, Pakistan, […]

The latest sweep brought to nine the total of arrests made in the wake of the attack. One woman was released on bail, Reuters reported. (FOX)- Authorities are working to determine if the attacker, Khalid Masood, who died at the scene, was directed or acted alone. Masood killed four in the attack outside British parliament. Police […]

Police forces in the U.S. are stepping up security measures after a vehicle drove through a crowd on London’s Westminster Bridge and a suspect was shot outside the Parliament building in what is being described by police as a “terrorist incident.” (FOX)- Fox News has learned that security officials at the U.S. Capitol have an “increased situational […]

Nigerian officials say at least eight people have been killed after five suicide bombers attacked the northeastern city of Maiduguri. (FOX)- The National Emergency Management Agency says the Wednesday morning blasts were detonated at various points along the Maiduguri-Gamboru highway. They included a camp for displaced people where two civilians were killed. The emergency management […]