Tag: Gunmen

Balochistan University exam superintendent shot dead in Quetta

QUETTA: Balochistan University examinations superintendent Syed Hussain Shah was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Tuesday, police said. The suspects opened fire at the superintendent’s...

Two staff of Libyan oil firm and two gunmen killed in...

  TRIPOLI: Several armed men attacked the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the capital Tripoli on Monday, killing at least two staff...

Gunmen kill 4 civilians in mosque in Afghanistan

KABUL: Gunmen opened fire on worshippers inside a mosque in eastern Nangarhar province, killing four people, according to a provincial official. Attahullah Khogyani, the provincial...

Woman’s head shaved by three gunmen

CHINIOT: Suspecting her to be an informant for the police, gunmen shaved a woman's head in Sardraywala village. Ehsanullah, Azmatullah and Akram Bhatti held the victim, Razia Bibi, hostage...

Gunmen shoot dead Palestinian lecturer in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Two unidentified men shot dead a Palestinian man in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Malaysian and Palestinian authorities reported, and Malaysia’s Deputy Prime...

FBI admits failure to act on Florida school gunman, drawing anger

PARKLAND: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Friday it had failed to act on a tip warning that the man now accused of...

Gunmen free suspected militant from Srinagar hospital

Gunmen fired at Indian police officers and freed a suspected militant being transported to a hospital for a medical checkup on Tuesday in the...

Eleven Afghan soldiers killed in latest attack in Kabul

KABUL: Militants on Monday raided a military academy in Kabul, the Afghan capital, killing 11 soldiers, the fourth major attack in a spate of...

Gunmen attack Save the Children office in Afghanistan

NANGARHAR: Gunmen blasted their way into Save the Children's office in Afghanistan's restive east on Wednesday, witnesses and officials said, in an ongoing attack...

Gunmen kill 13 in Senegal: army

DAKAR: Gunmen shot dead 13 people and wounded seven others on Saturday in the forest of Senegal’s southern region of Casamance, the army said. It...

Gunmen kill 14 churchgoers in Nigeria shooting

WARRI: Gunmen killed at least 14 churchgoers returning from a midnight service on Monday in Nigeria’s Rivers State, a police source said, the latest...

Death toll climbs to 184 in Egypt mosque attack

CAIRO: The number of people killed in an attack on a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai on Friday has risen to 184, state television reported. A...

Two killed, 20 wounded in Kabul TV station attack; ISIS claims...

KABUL: As many as 2 people were killed and 20 wounded when gunmen stormed a television station in Kabul Tuesday. Militant group ISIS  has...

Gunmen open fire at Kenya university, injuring several students: witness

MOMBASA: Several students have been injured in Kenya after gunmen opened fire at the Technical University of Mombasa’s campus in coastal Kwale county. A witness...

Five killed as gunmen target religious gathering

Five people have been reportedly killed and many others injured when participants of a religious gathering were subjected to indiscriminate gunfire, in Nazimabad area...

Gunmen kill 12 in market in India’s northeast Assam state

Attackers wearing military uniforms shot dead 12 people and wounded 15 on Friday in a busy market area in a town in India's restive...

One killed, two hurt as gunmen attack passenger bus near DI...

  At least one person was killed and two others were wounded when unidentified gunmen attacked a passenger bus near Dera Ismail Khan on Saturday. Police...