Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive south-eastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan’s ambassador and Iranian state media said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks. “Deeply shocked by horrifying killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan. Embassy will extend full support […]
Israelis recount terrified flight as Hamas gunmen attack dance party
Tel Aviv, IsraelReuters Arik Nani went to a dance party in southern Israel to celebrate his 26th birthday on Friday night but ended up fleeing a massacre as missiles roared overhead and Hamas gunmen shot down people as they tried to escape. Thousands of young people attended the Nature Party, near Kibbutz Re’im close to […]
Israel pounds Gaza after deadly Hamas raid as conflict threatens to spiral
Jerusalem/Gaza Reuters Israel pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday, killing hundreds of people in retaliation for one of the bloodiest attacks in its history when Islamist group Hamas killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens more. Hamas fighters’ rampage through Israel towns on Saturday was the deadliest such incursion since Egypt and Syria’s attacks […]
Kosovo says Serbia should hand over escaped Serb gunmen after deadly shootout
Mitrovica, Kosovo Reuters Kosovo called on Serbia on Monday to hand over ethnic Serb gunmen it said had escaped after a shootout with Kosovar police that killed four people in the restive north of the country, aggravating tensions between Pristina and Belgrade. The gunmen stormed the village of Banjska on Sunday, battling police and barricading […]
Gunmen kill 14, kidnap 60 in attacks in northern Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and abducted at least 60 others in two communities of north-west Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state. Elsewhere, in the north-east of the country suspected Islamist insurgents ambushed […]
Serb gunmen battle police in Kosovo monastery siege; four dead
North Mitrovica, KosovoReuters Ethnic Serb gunmen in armoured vehicles stormed a village in north Kosovo on Sunday, battling police and barricading themselves in a monastery in a resurgence of violence in the restive north that killed four people. The siege centred on a Serbian Orthodox monastery near the village of Banjska in the Serb-majority region […]
Gunmen kill dozens and kidnap children in northern Nigeria
Bauchi, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen in Nigeria have killed dozens of people and kidnapped a number of children in separate attacks in two northern states, police and residents said on Sunday, the latest incidents in a region dogged by armed violence. Armed gangs on motorbikes frequently take advantage of thinly stretched security forces in the region […]
Gunmen ambush family in South African homestead, kill 10
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Reuters Gunmen stormed a homestead in a township outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a family, killing 10 people, police said on Friday. Residents look on at the scene of a deadly mass shooting near Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on 21st April, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Rogan Ward Police did not give […]
Nigerian gunmen kill eight, including police chief
Reuters Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, in the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month, police and a security source said on Wednesday. Insecurity is a big issue for voters in a country where armed gangs terrorise people in villages and […]
Eight killed in mass shooting at birthday party in South Africa
Gqeberha, South Africa Reuters Gunmen killed eight people and wounded three others at a birthday party in South Africa at the weekend before fleeing, police said. Officers have given no indication of a motive for Sunday’s shooting. The incident follows a spate of mass gun attacks last year that shocked the nation. In July, gunmen […]