Authorities say they have stopped an attack claimed by extremist group Al-Shabaab on a popular hotel in the Somali port of Kismayo, but prominent public figures are among those killed. “The security forces are in control now and the last terrorist was shot and killed,” Mohamed Abdiweli, a security official, told[…]
The bulk of the South African tourists who were involved in a bus explosion near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids are heading back home. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) said in a statement on Sunday night that 25 of the 28 South Africans will be returning to South Africa on[…]
The Somali community of South Africa say they are appalled by the tragic chain of events that unfolded at the Malmesbury masjid on Thursday morning, which puts a dark stain on the sacred month of Ramadan. Residents of the quiet West Coast town are reeling after two musallees were killed[…]
Thirty five offenders have sustained injuries after eight warders were attacked at Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred after the warders conducted a search for a cell phone in the E-Section at the facility’s Medium A Correctional Centre. Offenders proceeded to throw boiling water at the[…]
A fight apparently broke out at the hospital where Sexy Boys gang leader Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, who was wounded in a shooting at Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday, is admitted. Late on Thursday, police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said the scene was still active and she therefore could not[…]
The Taliban launched a major attack on an army base in southern Kandahar province killing at least 43 Afghan soldiers. The brazen assault on Thursday began with two suicide car bombings, setting of several hours of fighting. Of 60 soldiers manning the base, 43 were killed, nine wounded, and six[…]
An attack by gunmen on a Turkish restaurant that began late on Sunday left at least 17 people dead and eight wounded in the capital of Burkina Faso, a West African country that has seen a surge in violence by armed groups over the past few years. The figure was[…]
Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed at least nine people and abducted as many as 40 others in south-east Niger, according to local officials. The gunmen late on Sunday attacked a village in Kablewa town near the southeastern Niger city of Diffa, close to the border with Nigeria, authorities said[…]
Three more people were arrested Wednesday in connection with London’s weekend terrorist attack which left eight people dead, British police said. Two men were arrested by police “supported by firearms officers” on a street in Ilford, east London, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. A 27-year-old was detained on[…]
The Taliban has attacked targets in different parts of Kabul, the Afghan capital, including a police headquarters in the western part of the city, killing at least one and wounding several people. A senior army official also reported an attack on a building on its eastern outskirts on Wednesday, as[…]
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