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Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan; eight killed

A packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan was targeted by two suicide bombers on Sunday, killing at least eight people and wounding up to 45, said a report. The gunmen wearing explosives-filled vests stormed the church in

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Saudi forces foil bomb plot; two with explosive belts held

Saudi Arabia's State Security Presidency has thwarted a terrorist plot by Daesh terrorist organisation against two headquarters of the Ministry of Defense in Riyadh, a Saudi Press Agency report said. Two suicide bombers with e

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Ryanair awarded $287,000 in Twitter prank case

Ryanair has won a $287,000 court judgement after an anonymous twitter user tweeted a bomb threat to the airline. According to a report in Aerotime, the post from @GunnexGod read: "You have 15 minutes before I commit

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Manchester suicide blast toll rises to 22

The death toll in the blast at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK, rose to at least 22 and the number of wounded to 59, latest reports said. The blast was carried out by a suicide bomber, who struck as thousands of fans stream

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Man arrested for threatening to blow up Saudi flight

Passengers onboard a flight from Jeddah to Cairo on May 9 were in a state of panic when a man reportedly threatened to blow up the aircraft. said a report. Security staff on the Flynas operated carrier had to subdue the 61-year-ol

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Bomb scare forces Lufthansa plane to make emergency landing

A Lufthansa plane flying bound for Frankfurt from Houston made a diversion to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on Monday following a bomb threat, said a report. According to Fox News, The Lufthansa pilot made the preca

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Syrian jets bomb rebel bases hours after deal

The United States and Russia reached a breakthrough deal early on Saturday to try to restore peace in Syria, but air strikes hours later added to rebels' doubts that any ceasefire could hold. The agreement, by the powers that

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EgyptAir plane delayed for two hours after bomb scare

A Paris-bound EgyptAir flight was delayed for two hours in Cairo on Tuesday following a bomb scare, a report said. The airline had asked authorities to check the plae after a suspicious briefcase was found inside before take-off,

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22 killed in suicide bomb attack at Turkish wedding

Twenty-two people were killed and 94 wounded when a suspected suicide bomber targeted a wedding celebration in the Turkish city of Gaziantep on Saturday, adding to a surge in violence this week in the mainly Kurdish southeast. Amb

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Thailand risks losing 200,000 visitors after blasts

Thailand could lose up to 200,000 foreign visitors and $293 million in tourism revenue this year, the head of its tourism authority said on Monday, after a series of deadly blasts in tourist towns last week. The wave of attacks in

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