Over 70 killed in Afghan twin mosque bombingMore than 70 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings on mosques in Afghanistan, government officials said. In Kabul, a suicide bomber killed at least 39 people and injured 45 more when he detonated his explosives among so More… |
Kuwait court upholds death term in mosque bombingA Kuwaiti appeals court upheld one death sentence and overturned another in the case of an Islamist suicide bombing at a mosque in June, Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas reported on Sunday. A criminal court in September had sentenced se More… |
Saudi crown prince calls for caution after IS bombingSaudi Arabia's crown prince has called for higher vigilance and better preparedness in the kingdom after a suicide attack claimed by Islamic State on a security forces mosque killed 15 people, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday. More… |
25 Qaeda members killed in Syria blastsAn explosion in a mosque in northern Syria killed 25 members of Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, including one of its leaders, as they attended Ramadan prayers, a monitoring group said on Friday. Director of the Syrian Observatory More… |
Kuwait in 'state of war' after mosque bombingKuwait's interior minister said the Gulf country was at war with Islamist militants and would strike out at cells believed to be on its soil. The ultra-radical Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing o More… |
Kuwait detains suspects in mosque bombingKuwait has arrested several people on suspicion of involvement in the bombing of a Shi'ite Muslim mosque on Friday that killed 27 people, a security source said on Saturday as the Gulf state marked a day of national mourning and prepared a m More… |
Saudi names mosque blast suspects, offers $1m bountySaudi Arabia offered a cash reward of SR5 million($1.3 million) for information leading to the arrest of sixteen people it said were involved in two deadly mosque bombings claimed by Islamic State, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. More… |
Iran hangs three over deadly mosque bombingIran executed in public on Saturday three men convicted of involvement in a bomb attack on a mosque that killed 25 people, the official IRNA news agency reported. The bombing in a crowded Shi'ite mosque on Thursday evening wounded more More… |