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Thursday 30 November 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# Gunmen

This year
2023
Fighting ongoing after police officer killed in attack in north Kosovo
The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell condemned today’s attack, calling the targeting of police “hideous”.
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Sep 24th 2023, 3:03 PM
Last year
2022
Nigerian forces hunt gunmen who killed 50 at church
No-one has claimed responsibility for the killings.
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Jun 6th 2022, 8:43 PM
At least 200 people killed by gunmen in northwest Nigeria
A government spokesperson said thousands of people have been displaced following the attacks.
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Jan 9th 2022, 11:53 AM
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French aid workers among eight killed by gunmen in Niger
A French aid group said several of its workers were among those killed during a tourist outing.
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Aug 10th 2020, 10:25 AM
Gunmen kill priest and five parishioners during Mass in Burkina Faso church
Up to 30 attackers set fire to the church, several shops and a small cafe before looting a local health centre.
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May 12th 2019, 7:01 PM
90 students kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon have been freed
It was the first mass kidnapping to hit Cameroon and one of the gravest incidents in 13 months of pro-independence violence.
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Nov 7th 2018, 9:24 PM
11 injured after gunmen blast Save the Children office in Afghanistan
Save the Children is an international non-governmental organisation that promotes children’s rights.
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Jan 24th 2018, 7:13 AM
18 people killed in Kabul Intercontinental Hotel attack, including 14 foreigners
Afghan security forces killed all six attackers during the night-time siege.
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Jan 21st 2018, 2:45 PM
At least 235 dead in horror mosque bombing as leaders condemn 'barbaric attack'
The attack took place during weekly prayers at a mosque in Egypt, police officials said.
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Nov 24th 2017, 5:25 PM
17 people dead after gunmen open fire on restaurant in Burkina Faso
The victims’ nationalities have yet to be confirmed.
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Aug 14th 2017, 7:09 AM
One of the Bataclan gunmen buried six months after suicide attack
After his death, his mother was told: “Your son has died a martyr with his brothers on 13 November.”
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May 21st 2016, 6:30 AM
Regency Hotel shooting was choreographed to send a clear and explicit message
Pictures have been widely circulated of gunmen carrying Kalashnikov weapons into the Regency Hotel. The pictures are significant for a number of reasons, writes Tom Clonan.
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Feb 8th 2016, 5:43 PM
Video footage shows violent raid on safe house of drug lord 'El Chapo'
Marines found a tunnel that led to Mexico’s storm sewer.
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Jan 12th 2016, 8:21 AM
Manhunt in Paris after shooting of police officer at government building
It is unclear why the men were in the Interior Ministry complex.
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Aug 16th 2015, 12:17 PM
Two Europeans among five killed, as gunman opens fire in Mali nightclub
“The killer came here because there were foreigners. He wanted to kill foreigners, that’s for sure,” a waiter at the club said.
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Mar 7th 2015, 4:25 PM
Appeal for witnesses after armed men assaulted staff at Dublin bookmakers last night
It happened at around 8:40 last night.
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Feb 14th 2015, 1:30 PM
132 students and 9 staff slaughtered in terror assault on Pakistan school
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has described it as an “outrage that beggars belief”.
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Dec 16th 2014, 5:20 PM
Armed jewel thieves take hostage and lead police on chase through Paris
The two gunmen later surrendered.
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Nov 26th 2014, 9:40 AM
Gunmen kill passenger on jet at Pakistan airport
The unidentified gunmen opened fire on the plane as it landed.
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Jun 24th 2014, 9:47 PM
Ukraine: Pro-Russia gunmen seize town hall
The US and European Union are readying sanctions against Russia amid tensions over the kidnapping of international observers.
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Apr 28th 2014, 8:43 AM
Pressure of further US sanctions prompts Russia to flex military muscle
It has thousands of troops along the border with Ukraine, ready to act, it says.
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Apr 19th 2014, 12:03 PM
Seven Red Cross workers kidnapped in northern Syria
The group was kidnapped early this morning.
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Oct 13th 2013, 6:30 PM
Photos: More than 60 killed in violent clashes on Egypt's 'Friday of anger'
Islamists held protest marches after hundreds of supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi were killed in a crackdown on Wednesday.
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Aug 16th 2013, 6:12 PM
Mexico confirms 22 killed in coordinated attack on police
Attackers equipped with high-powered rifles and grenades carried out a carefully-planned attack against federal police in western Mexcio.
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Jul 24th 2013, 9:18 AM
British national kidnapped in Lagos
It is reported that the man was abducted while travelling into the city after landing at the airport.
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Jul 19th 2013, 9:45 PM
Taliban kills nine foreign tourists in the Pakistani Himalayas
The attackers struck at the foot of one of the world’s highest mountains, killing Chinese and Ukrainian climbers.
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Jun 23rd 2013, 12:07 PM
Gunmen kidnap two foreign tourists in Yemen
A man and a woman were seized today while they were outside a hotel in the eastern part of the central Yemeni city of Taiz.
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May 27th 2013, 6:16 PM
Gunmen abduct seven foreign workers in Nigeria
A security guard was killed in the attack, police have said.
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Feb 17th 2013, 5:40 PM
Irish hostage: Algeria troops surround Islamist hostage-takers
The group of hostages include a citizen from Northern Ireland who holds an Irish passport.
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Jan 17th 2013, 7:35 AM
Baghdad: 14 killed as car bombs explode within minutes
Meanwhile, media group reports shooting dead of TV presenter in Mosul.
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Jul 31st 2012, 1:58 PM
Gunmen attack French uranium plant in Central African Republic
A local military official says that the attackers caused some damage to the facility and stole a “sizeable quantity” of food.
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Jun 25th 2012, 12:39 PM
Syrian troops and gunmen clash in Damascus
The clashes follow Saturday’s car bombings, which killed 27 people. Three strong explosions were reported in Damascus last night.
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Mar 19th 2012, 9:43 AM
Kidnapped engineers killed during failed rescue attempt in Nigeria
David Cameron has confirmed the deaths of the Briton and Italian who were kidnapped in May while working on a construction project.
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Mar 8th 2012, 6:58 PM
Prosecutor and judge killed in northwest Syria
Gunmen have assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in a northwestern province of Syria.
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Feb 19th 2012, 9:22 AM
Three tourists kidnapped, another killed in Mali
The four were in a restaurant in Timbuktu when four armed men forced them out of the building.
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Nov 25th 2011, 8:37 PM
Somali gunmen kidnap US, Danish aid workers
The two colleagues work for a Danish organisation which works to remove unexploded mines.
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Oct 25th 2011, 3:48 PM
Six suicide bombers attack government compound in Afghanistan
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Aug 14th 2011, 9:11 AM
Gunmen kill 14 in Honduras football "massacre"
Hooded gunmen have shot dead 14 people playing a football match in Honduras.
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Oct 31st 2010, 1:38 PM
17 killed by gunmen at party in Mexico
Fears that women and children are among the victims of the latest mass shooting in Mexico.
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Jul 19th 2010, 12:58 PM