Gunmen kill 38 villagers in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state
Kaduna, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen killed at least 38 villagers in north-western Nigeria’s Kaduna state, residents and a local community group said on Tuesday, a region chronically marred by armed violence. During the attack, which started late on Sunday night and continued into the early hours of Monday morning, armed men shot people and burned at […]
Kabul hotel attack ends as three gunmen killed; two foreigners injured
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Armed men opened fire on Monday inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said. Two foreigners were injured while trying to escape by jumping from the hotel balcony, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid […]
Gunmen kidnap dozens of children from Nigerian farm, police say
Kano, Nigeria Reuters Dozens of children were abducted by gunmen from a farm in northern Katsina state and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom for their release, police and residents said on Wednesday. Katsina is the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari and is among states in northwestern and north central Nigeria where armed gangs […]
Gunmen in violent Mexican state kill 20, including town mayor
San Miguel Totolapan, Mexico Reuters A fight between two rival gangs in the violence-plagued south-western state of Guerrero left 20 dead, including a local mayor, and two more wounded, Mexican authorities said Thursday. Among those shot dead in San Miguel Totolapan’s town hall on Wednesday were Mayor Conrado Mendoza, his father and former Mayor Juan […]
More than 200 gunmen killed in Nigeria security operation – official
Kaduna, NigeriaReuters At least 200 gunmen were killed in the past three days in Nigeria’s central-northern state of Niger during a security operation to clear armed gangs from the area, a state commissioner said on Thursday. Gunmen have terrorised citizens in the north and north-west of the country and have gained notoriety for kidnapping hundreds […]
Gunmen kill more than 50 in Nigeria’s north-west, residents say
Kebbi, Nigeria Reuters Dozens of gunmen on motorbikes ransacked a village and killed more than 50 people in the latest violence in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Sunday. Gangs have been terrorising areas of the north-west in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and gaining global notoriety through mass kidnappings at schools for ransom. Local […]
Gunmen abduct three Catholic seminarians in Nigeria’s north-west
Lagos, Nigeria AP Gunmen seized three student priests from a Catholic seminary in Nigeria’s north-west Kaduna state, police and school authorities said Tuesday. The assailants stormed the Christ The King Major Seminary late Monday night and opened fire at the cafeteria where five of the students were sitting after dinner, according to Rev Joseph Hayab, […]
Gunmen kidnap dozens of villagers in north-western Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen abducted at least 60 people and killed one person in north-western Nigeria after riding motorbikes into five villages and firing sporadically into the air, a police official and several residents said on Saturday. Nigeria is battling an increase in armed robberies and kidnappings for ransom, mainly in northwestern areas, where thinly […]
Five dead after gunmen storm Save the Children office in Afghanistan
At least five people are dead and 25 injured after gunmen stormed the office of aid agency Save the Children in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, according to reports. The attack, which has been claimed by Islamic State, began at about 9.10am local time after a suicide bomber detonated a device in a […]