Tag: #Killed
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Cameroon school attack kills 8 students: UN
Kumba, Cameroon, Oct 25 (AFP/APP):Attackers armed with guns and machetes killed at least eight children Saturday in a raid on a school in southwestern Cameroon, the United Nations said. No group claimed responsibility for the attack on the bilingual school in Kumba, but the area has been caught up in violence between Anglophone separatists and…
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Five Killed as Passenger Bus Catches Fire in Khuzdar
Five have been killed as a passenger bus caught fire in Khuzdar.
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US drone strike kills 17 in NW Syria
Beirut, Lebanon, Oct 23 (AFP/APP):The US army said Thursday it carried out a drone strike against Al-Qaeda leaders in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border, killing 17 terrorists, according to a war monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said five civilians were also among those killed. “US Forces conducted a strike against a group…
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Passer-by girl killed in encounter near PU
LAHORE, Oct 22 (APP):A passerby girl was killed during an exchange of fire between Dolphin Force and robbers near Punjab University here on Thursday. The police have confirmed the death of the 22-year-old girl, who has been identified as Fatima, besides adding that the girl died after receiving bullets fired by alleged robbers. Punjab Chief…
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Youth shot dead in Dera Ismail Khan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct (APP)::A youth was shot dead in Rehmani Khel village in the limit of Nawab Shaheed Police Station, said the police source on Tuesday. According to an FIR (First Information Report) lodged by Abdul Ghafoor resident of Rehmani Khel village allegedly accused Naushad son of Ismail sprayed his son Abdus Saboor-26, who…
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Two killed, 3 injured in three different incidents in Attock
Attock, Oct 12 (APP):Two persons were killed and three others injured in three different incidents in various parts of district Attock on Monday. In first incident, a man was killed and other was injured as a speedy passenger van recklessly driven by unknown driver rammed into a truck on Rawalpindi-Fatehjang road near Hattar patrolling post…
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21 Taliban Militants Killed in Clashes & Airstrikes
21 Taliban militants have been killed in clashes and airstrikes.
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A year after unprecedented Iraq protests, what has changed?
Baghdad, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):Back in October 2019, unprecedented protests demanded the fall of Iraq’s ruling class. One year on, with a new government in place and nearly 600 protesters killed, almost nothing has changed. The nationwide demonstrations which broke out on October 1, 2019 spiraled into a decentralized movement slamming unemployment, poor public services, endemic…
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South Korea demands Pyongyang further probe killing of official
Seoul, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):Seoul said Saturday it will demand further investigation by Pyongyang into the killing of a South Korean official after a rare public apology from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The fisheries official was shot dead by North Korean soldiers on Tuesday, the first such killing of a South Korean civilian in…
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Nearly 100 Whales Freed in Australia after Mass Stranding
Nearly 100 whales have been freed in Australia after a mass stranding.