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January 10, 2006 Release A060110c Terrorists blow themselves up, gunmen lose battles TIKRIT, Iraq – Two terrorist bombers and two gunmen were killed during a series of unrelated incidents throughout northern Iraq Jan. 9. Two terrorists were killed in Samarra early in the evening Jan. 9 when an IED they were attempting to emplace detonated prematurely. In a separate incident near Samarra , Soldiers killed one man and captured another during a brief engagement after the gunmen fired at their patrol. Accurate return fire from the patrol killed one and forced the other to run away, but the Soldiers chased...

MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- A man blew himself up in what appeared to be an attempted suicide bombing Thursday near a mosque in the Russian province of Dagestan, killing himself and injuring another person, police said. A spokesman for the local branch of the Interior Ministry said that the man probably detonated his belt of explosives by accident. Dagestan has been plagued by increasing violence, some spilling over from the separatist conflict in Chechnya.

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Two would-be suicide bombers blew themselves up while strapping on explosives in an Afghan town bordering Pakistan on Thursday, police said. No one else was hurt in the blast near the market in Spin Boldak, Afghan border force commander Abdul Raziq told Reuters. "They were hiding explosives under their clothes when they went off," he said, adding that police suspected the bombers had intended to target troops from the U.S.-led force in Aghanistan

December 25, 2005 Release A051225c Attacks backfire on terrorists TIKRIT, Iraq – Seven terrorists were killed in two failed attacks Dec. 24 in Salah Ad Din province. Police in Samarra responded to an explosion and discovered the bodies of three unidentified men. The men were attempting to fire an 82-mm mortar at an unknown target when the round detonated prematurely. A fourth terrorist was taken to a local medical facility, but died from his injuries while attempting to escape. A short time later, a patrol from the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team annihilated a would-be ambush near the...

December 20, 2005 Release A051220c Terrorist bomb detonates on bombers TIKRIT, Iraq – One terrorist was killed and another severely injured when the improvised explosive device they were attempting to emplace detonated prematurely. The incident occurred Dec. 19, near the city of Tikrit. Tikrit police and Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team responded to the explosion. The police officers performed first-aid on the injured bomber, who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The IED was composed of a 155 mm artillery shell and a detonating device, according to an explosives ordnance team investigating the...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A senior al-Qaida operative has died in an explosion in a northwestern Pakistan tribal area, an intelligence official said today. Hamza Rabia was among five people killed in the explosion Thursday in North Waziristan, a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the official said on condition of anonymity due to the secretive nature of his job. Rabia was believed to be operational commander of al-Qaida militants in the North Waziristan and adjoining South Waziristan, he said. Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao could not confirm Rabia's reported death. The explosion near North Waziristan's main town, Miran Shah, was triggered as...

<p>At least one Arab television media outlet reported that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the head of the al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed in Iraq on Sunday afternoon when eight terrorists blew themselves up in the in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.</p>

ISLAMABAD - Seven suspected militants, including two women, were killed in an overnight explosion in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region along the Afghan border, chief military spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan said on Saturday. “Those killed include one local tribesman while the rest of them are believed to be foreign militants, two of them women,” he told reporters in Islamabad. The blast occurred at the residence of a local tribesman in the Mir Ali area of regional headquarters Miranshah who had allegedly provided sanctuary to the Al Qaeda linked militants. “According to information received from the area’s political agent (chief...

Al-Qaeda suspects killed in blast From correspondents in Miranshah 05nov05 SIX foreign Al-Qaeda suspects including a woman were killed when a bomb they were making exploded in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border Saturday, the military said. "It seems the explosion occurred when these people were busy making an improvised explosive device for terrorist activity," chief military spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan told AFP, quoting local administration officials. Residents said the blast happened early today in a house near Mir Ali, about 20 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in the rugged tribal zone of North Waziristan....

November 3, 2005 Release Number: 05-11-23 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWO TERRORISTS SELF-DESTRUCT WHILE BUILDING CAR BOMB BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad dispatched elements to the scene where two terrorists attempting to build a car bomb were killed when the device prematurely detonated in central Baghdad Nov. 2. Elements dispatched included an explosives ordnance disposal team and a patrol from 6th Squadron, 8th Calvary Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. The explosion also killed an Iraqi civilian and set a nearby house on fire. Iraqi firefighters responded to douse the flames. The EOD team determined the terrorists had been building the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) One man was shot to death and another wounded after they allegedly attempted a carjacking against two FBI agents who were conducting surveillance, officials said. The FBI agents apparently were targeted randomly and the incident remains under investigation. FBI officials Friday declined to identify the slain suspect pending the notification of his relatives. The identity of the wounded suspect also was being withheld, along with the names of two others who were arrested because they are minors. Both agents were assigned to the FBI's Los Angeles field office. The agency did not disclose their names. The bureau...

At least 19 Palestinians were killed and 85 injured when an explosive-packed car blew up during a rally organized by the militant group Hamas on Friday in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian interior ministry said. Thousands of Hamas activists and supporters took part in an armed parade to celebrate the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip last week after 38 years of military occupation. Ismael Haneya, a senior Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, told the crowds who were waving Hamas green flags that the Palestinians should continue their armed struggle in order to force Israel...

An explosion killed a person and destroyed a house after nightfall Monday in Gaza City, residents said, and at least 21 people were injured, two critically. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood, near the border with Israel. The house belonged to a well-known family of Hamas supporters, the residents said. Three nearby buildings were on fire, rescue workers said.

Release A050903b TIKRIT, Iraq – A terrorist was killed and another was wounded when the improvised explosive device they were assembling exploded in an Ad Duluiyah home Sept. 1. Task Force Liberty Soldiers responded to the explosion, searched the house, treated the wounded terrorist and detained him for questioning. This is the third instance this week in which IED making led to the death of terrorists. - 30 - For more information, please contact the 42ND Infantry Division Public Affairs Office 42 ID PAO at fortysecond.id.pao@us.army.MIL .

Two people are killed in a mosque near the Iran-Iraq border, while ten Sunnis die in a Shiite neighbourhood in Baghdad. Baghdad (AsiaNews/Agencies) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Sunni mosque in Jalowla, near the Iraq-Iran border, killing two people. This is unusual because Shiite mosques are usually targeted.Local police, who identified the suicide bomber, said the man might have been inside the mosque preparing for an attack when the explosives detonated prematurely. Two of his brothers were arrested.The blast came at a time of growing sectarian tensions between Shiite and Sunni Arabs.Jordanian terrorist al-Zarqawi has added...

Wounded man is dropped off at Memorial; store clerk is unharmed. Gunfire filled a westside Savannah clothing store Tuesday afternoon as the cashier fired back during what appeared to be an attempted armed robbery, police said. Just before 1 p.m., three black males walked into Top of the Line Fashions and Accessories at 2903 W. Bay St., Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police spokesman Bucky Burnsed said. The men ordered the cashier to the ground and stole his wallet, according to Joseph W. Woods, who owns Lil Chick at 2901 W. Bay St. The suspects then started filling bags with clothing and other...

A Hamas member was killed in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as he tried to fire a rocket-propelled grenade at nearby Israeli targets, the Israeli Army said. Palestinian hospital officials said the man was critically injured by shrapnel and later died of his wounds at a hospital in the Gaza town of Khan Younis. The man was at the Khan Younis cemetery, near the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim, when he hurt himself. In a separate incident, in Gaza City, two Palestinians were hurt in a mysterious explosion. Palestinian police said they were investigating.

<p>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A bomb exploded Friday at a Muslim shrine near Pakistan’s capital, killing an unknown number of people and wounding dozens, police said.</p> <p>Hundreds of people were gathered at the Bari Imam shrine on the outskirts of Islamabad when the blast occurred.</p>

Suspect In Serious Condition; Police Say Case Still Under Investigation OKLAHOMA CITY -- An intruder got more than he bargained for Tuesday night when he allegedly tried to break into a home in northwest Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City police said a woman shot Ervin Donaldson twice in the chest while he tried to break into her home at 1221 N. Woodward St. near Northwest 12th Street and Grand Avenue. Officers said Donaldson knocked on the back door of the house just after 10:30 p.m Tuesday, asked to use the phone, then tried to force his way into the home. A...

Czech man dies in work-related accident; investigation under way PRAGUE, Czech Republic - A Czech tractor driver died under eight tons of manure in a bizarre accident that has baffled his employers, local media reported. The 34-year old man, identified only as Martin T., suffocated after the load fell on him while he was dumping it in a field near the western Czech city of Karlovy Vary, news Web Site www.novinky.cz reported on Sunday. “It absolutely beats me how this could happen,” said Vladimir Erps, chief of the company employing the victim. “