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6 Killed at Nigerian Newspaper Offices

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:26:05 CDT

A suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives today at the office of a major Nigerian newspaper in the country's capital and another man threw a bomb near another newspaper office in Kaduna, killing at least six people in the attacks, witnesses said. The attack in Abuja struck the...

Germany Defuses WWII-Era Bomb

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:34:05 CST

Germany today successfully defused a massive unexploded World War II-era bomb it found in a depleted riverbed in Koblenz, reports the AP , after having evacuated some 45,000 residents. The 1.8-ton bomb could have wreaked serious damage if it exploded. Experts also defused a 275-pound American bomb found alongside...

WWII Bomb Forces 45K to Evacuate Town

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:32:12 CST

Half of the German city of Koblenz is being evacuated so experts can defuse a 1.8 ton World War II bomb. The aerial explosive, believed dropped by the RAF, was spotted in the Rhine River as dry conditions lowered water levels. Some 45,000 residents are leaving the area...

Man Trying to Bury Cat Finds Something Else in Yard

Kevin Spak — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:43:54 CDT

Adrian Ayers was just trying to bury his cat yesterday when he found something that triggered a neighborhood evacuation. The 37-year-old Ohio man hit on a metal box full of bullets and what he thought was C-4, WKRC 12 reports. Police evacuated two city blocks, going door to door to...

'Backpack Bomber' Has Daughter in Aussie Standoff

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:45:27 CDT

A ranting Australian claiming to be armed with a backpack bomb is holding his daughter hostage in law offices near a courthouse in a Sydney suburb. Workers in nearby offices have been evacuated, and police and rescue workers are standing by as officials negotiate with him. The unidentified man earlier...

Car Bomb Rocks UN Building in Nigeria; 7 Dead

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:35:21 CDT

A car laden with explosives rammed through two gates and blew up at the United Nations' offices in Nigeria's capital today, killing at least seven people and shattering part of the concrete structure. The brazen attack, carried out as the UN offices teemed with staff, comes as Africa's most populous...

'Bomb' Attached to Australia Girl a 'Very Elaborate Hoax'

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:42:22 CDT

A device, thought to be a bomb, attached to an Australian teen for 10 hours yesterday was actually "a very, very elaborate hoax," police say. A masked man affixed the device to Madeleine Pulver, 18, with "a chain or something similar," says an officer, which took some time to remove...

Australia Terror Ends as Girl Freed From Possible Bomb

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:43:45 CDT

A happy ending to a frightening—and somewhat confusing—situation out of a tony neighborhood in Sydney, Australia. The country has been gripped by the 10-hour ordeal of an 18-year-old girl who was reportedly found with "what may be a bomb" attached to her neck. The Daily Telegraph reports that...

Nigeria Prez Sworn In, Bomb Blast Rocks City

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:00:05 CDT

A bomb blast rocked the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi within hours of the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday. Several people were killed, but an exact death toll was not released. A second minor blast hit a beer hall just outside the capital of Abuja, where the president was...