# Suicide Bomber

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# Kabul

Islamic State claims suicide-bomber attack that killed 63 people at Afghan wedding

“I will never see happiness in my life again,” the groom told a local TV station.

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Aug 18th 2019, 2:24 PM

# Syria

Suicide bomber kills 18 after car chase in Damascus

It’s the deadliest attack to hit the Syrian capital in months.

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Jul 2nd 2017, 12:10 PM

# Terrorism

'The parent is the expert': How to talk to children about the Manchester attack

An Irish psychologist explains how to talk to your child about a terror attack like last night’s.

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May 23rd 2017, 3:47 PM

# Aleppo

Death toll in Syrian car bomb attack rises to 43

The attack targeted residents evacuated from the northern towns of Fuaa and Kafraya.

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Apr 15th 2017, 6:53 PM

# Jamal al-Harith

Islamic State suicide bomber was ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate who got £1m from UK taxpayers

The British fighter who died in yesterday’s suicide attack has been informally identified as Jamal al-Harith.

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Feb 22nd 2017, 9:24 AM

# Attack

Bomb blast at Afghanistan's Supreme Court kills at least 19

The bomber detonated the device as employees were boarding a bus to go home.

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Feb 7th 2017, 1:34 PM

# Syrian civil war

Reports that "prominent" Al-Qaeda leader killed in US airstrike

The announcement came as the US and Russia called off ceasefire talks.

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Oct 3rd 2016, 8:58 PM

# Middle East

Iraqi forces arrest would-be teenage bomber days after Kurdish wedding attack

Meanwhile Turkey has backtracked on claims that a child bomber attacked a Kurdish wedding close to the Syrian border, in an attack that left 54 people dead.

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Aug 22nd 2016, 9:48 PM

# Ramadan

Muslim leaders condemn suicide bombs in Saudi Arabia, including one at holy site

‘This crime could not have been perpetrated by someone who had an atom of belief in his heart.’

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Jul 5th 2016, 9:48 AM

# islamic state

25 police recruits killed by suicide bomber in Yemen

In a separate incident, at least seven people were killed by suicide bombers in Iraq.

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May 15th 2016, 11:41 AM

# Terrorist Attack

Taliban suicide bomber kills 26 in Pakistan

The man crashed a motorcycle into the main gate of a government office.

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Dec 29th 2015, 4:29 PM

# Suicide Bomber

Police issue photo in attempt to identify third Stade de France attacker

The man was among three people who died in the attacks outside the stadium.

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Nov 22nd 2015, 8:08 PM

# Saint-Denis

Paris shootout sees two killed and eight arrested but fate of 'mastermind' unknown

Prosecutor Francois Molins says the identity of the dead has not been confirmed.

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Nov 18th 2015, 11:08 PM

# islamic state

This 17-year-old became 'Britain's youngest suicide bomber' yesterday

His family say they are “devastated and heartbroken” at his death.

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Jun 14th 2015, 7:46 PM

# Melbourne

Reports Aussie teen who joined Islamic State group died in suicide attack in Iraq

It is believed that Jake Bilardi converted to Islam after his mother died of cancer.

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Mar 12th 2015, 9:09 AM

# Nigeria

Boko Haram use 10-year-old girl suicide bomber in attack outside market

Witnesses said the girl may not have known what exactly was strapped to her body under her hijab.

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Jan 11th 2015, 4:50 PM

# Turkey

Suicide bomber kills herself and police officer in Istanbul attack

The government denounced the bombing as a “heinous terror attack”.

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Jan 6th 2015, 10:00 PM

# Terrorism

Death toll in Pakistan twin suicide attacks rises to 57

Two bombers walked into crowded market as shoppers bought food to break their fasts at sunset for Ramadan.

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Jul 27th 2013, 6:40 PM

# Afghanistan

At least 14 killed in Afghanistan suicide blast

Reports say the bomber was wearing a police uniform. A senior local politician is believed to have died in the blast.

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May 20th 2013, 10:05 AM

# Pakistan

Suicide attack kills eight at Pakistan election rally

It was the fourth deadly attack on politicians or political parties in three days as the country prepares to hold historic polls on 11 May.

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Apr 16th 2013, 5:58 PM

# Iraq

Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Iraq election tent attack

The bomber detonated his explosives as a Sunni candidate for the provincial council was hosting lunch for supporters in a large hospitality tent pitched next to his house.

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Apr 6th 2013, 2:39 PM

# Pakistan

Suicide attack at Pakistan checkpost leaves 24 dead

Suicide bombers attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan’s troubled northwest today, killing 13 soldiers and 11 civilians.

Feb 2nd 2013, 4:56 PM

# Syria

Car bombs rip through Damascus killing 34

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for today’s suicide bombings.

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Nov 28th 2012, 5:30 PM

# Iraq

Wave of attacks kill at least 39 in Iraq

Soldiers at an army post and police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs were killed in a series of deadly attacks.

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Sep 9th 2012, 12:04 PM

# Afghanistan

Suicide bombing kills at least 6 in central Kabul

Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber has blown himself up near Nato headquarters in Kabul, killing at least 6 people.

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Sep 8th 2012, 9:45 AM

# Pakistan

Taliban kill 10 in Pakistan attack

A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a rival militant commander’s compound in northwestern Pakistan, killing ten people.

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Jul 21st 2012, 6:18 PM

# Afghanistan

Afghan civilians killed in suicide bombings and NATO airstrike - report

Taliban claims responsibility for three suicide bombers in Kandahar.

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Jun 6th 2012, 2:45 PM

# Afghanistan

Suicide attack on Afghan government compound kills seven people

Six policemen and one civilian were killed when a group of suicide bombers stormed a government compound earlier today.

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May 17th 2012, 12:37 PM

# Syria

Suicide bombing in Syrian capital kills 10

Despite a cease-fire agreement, chaos and violence continue in Syria – with protests ongoing and a suicide attack in Damascus today that killed ten people.

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Apr 27th 2012, 8:22 PM

# Afghanistan

Suicide bomber on motorbike kills 10 in Afghanistan

Meanwhile, NATO says two service members in Afghanistan were killed today in an explosion.

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Apr 4th 2012, 11:05 AM

# Iraq

Suicide bomber kills 18 in Baghdad blast

A suicide bomber detonated explosives as a group of police recruits left their academy in Baghdad, killing 18 people.

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Feb 19th 2012, 1:28 PM

# Pakistan

Toll from Pakistan suicide blast reaches 32

A suicide attacker on a motorcycle has attacked a market in a Pakistani town close to the Afghan border, killing 32 wounding 67 people.

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Feb 18th 2012, 9:47 AM

# Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills six at US and NATO air field in Afghanistan

It was the second suicide bombing in as many days in southern Afghanistan, which is the birthplace of the Taliban insurgency.

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Jan 19th 2012, 10:15 AM

# Avenge Attack

Suicide attack kills 6 Pakistani soldiers

A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a paramilitary camp as revenge for a US drone attack in October.

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Dec 24th 2011, 10:46 AM

# Afghanistan

Afghan police: Suicide bombing kills 4 people

Four people, including a local police chief, have been killed by a suicide bomber in the Kunar province of the country.

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Dec 9th 2011, 3:08 PM

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Aug 19th 2011, 4:44 PM

# Pakistan

Female suicide bomber targets Pakistani police responding to attack

One of the police officers who witnessed the incident said the woman appeared to be about 16 years old.

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Aug 11th 2011, 12:07 PM

# Afghanistan

Ten killed as suicide bombers storm landmark Kabul hotel

The Taliban attackers, who were armed with machine guns and grenades, were said to be breaking down doors and “taking guests out of their rooms one by one.”

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Jun 29th 2011, 8:56 AM