Security forces work at the site of an apparent car bomb attack on a police cadet training school in Bogota, that left at least four people dead and 10 injured on January 17, 2019. — AFP/VNA PhotoViet Nam News BOGOTA — A car bomb attack on a police cadet training academy killed 10 people and wounded 65 on Thursday in Bogota, making it the worst such incident in the Colombian capital in 16 years. The defense ministry said the "terrorist act" was carried out using a vehicle packed with 80 kilograms of explosives. "All Colombians reject terrorism and we’re united in fighting it," President Ivan Duque tweeted. Vowing to bring those responsible to justice, Duque added: "COLOMBIA is sad but will not bow to violence." The bomber - who authorities confirmed was killed in the attack - struck at the General Francisco de Paula Santander Officer’s School in the south of Bogota during a promotion ceremony for cadets. No group has claimed responsibility, but public … [Read more...] about Ten killed in car bomb attack on Colombian police academy
Suicide bombing caught on tape
Suicide bombing kills 13 at NW Pakistan election rally
Viet Nam News PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bombing at an election rally killed at least 13 people, including a politician, in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police said, amid concerns about security ahead of national polls later this month. The attack targeted a campaign event organised in the city of Peshawar by the Awami National Party, which has been targeted by Islamist militants in the past over its vocal opposition to extremist groups like the Taliban. The bombing came hours after the Pakistan military spokesman said there were security threats ahead of national elections scheduled for July 25. "The attack killed at least 13 people, including (Haroon) Bilour," Peshawar city police chief Qazi Jameel said. Officials said at least 54 people were wounded. Haroon Bilour was one of the ANP’s election candidates and belonged to an influential political family in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, of which Peshawar is the capital. His father Bashir Bilour, one of … [Read more...] about Suicide bombing kills 13 at NW Pakistan election rally
Indonesia: 10 passengers injured after false bomb claim on plane
Illustrative Image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesian police said on May 29 that 10 passengers on a flight preparing to take off from Borneo island were injured, most of them with broken bones and head wounds, when they tried to jump to the ground after a man claimed there was a bomb on board. Passengers overheard the man, who was later defined as Frantinus Nirigi, 26, telling a flight attendant there was a bomb on the Lion Air Boeing 737, which was to carry 189 passengers to Jakarta on May 28 night. An eventual inspection of the plane found no explosives. After Nirigi made the bomb claim, another passenger broke the emergency exits, enabling panicked passengers to flee the aircraft. Both of them were arrested later. Video posted online showed dozens of people standing on the plane's right wing. Some slid down the right engine and landed on the tarmac. The incident was the latest bomb hoax on flights in Indonesia. On May 26, Lion Air removed a 25-year-old … [Read more...] about Indonesia: 10 passengers injured after false bomb claim on plane
Militant family uses child in suicide bomb attack on Indonesian police
A family of Islamist militants in Indonesia carried an eight-year-old into a suicide bomb attack against police in Surabaya on Monday, a day after another militant family killed 13 people in suicide attacks on three churches in the same city. The suicide bombers rode two motorbikes up to a checkpoint outside a police station and blew themselves up, Tito Karnavian, the police chief in Indonesia's second-largest city, told a news conference. He said the child survived the explosion, and CCTV footage showed a child stumbling around in the aftermath. Four officers and six civilians were wounded in the attack, East Java police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said. President Joko Widodo branded the attacks in Surabaya the "act of cowards", and pledged to push through a new anti-terrorism bill to combat Islamist militant networks. After some major successes tackling Islamist militancy since 2001, there has been a resurgence in recent years, including in January 2016 when four suicide bombers … [Read more...] about Militant family uses child in suicide bomb attack on Indonesian police
Indonesian police smash suicide bombing plot
Indonesian policemen (Source: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Indonesian police announced on May 7 that they have arrested three suspects in Bogor district of West Java province, who had planned suicide bombing attacks against police. National police spokesman Inspector General Setyo Wasisto said evidence showed that the men had arranged to make high explosive bombs at the location where they were arrested. One of the three suspects had planned to blow himself up in the police headquarters in Bogor town in the outskirts of the country's capital, the spokesman said. Another man had plotted to stab policemen in a traffic police station in the town, while the third was ready to attack the mobile-brigade police command there, Wasisto said, adding that they have been transferred to a mobile-brigade jail in Jakarta. In raids, police seized explosive materials and devices for launching suicide bomb explosions, he added. Indonesia has suffered deadly attacks by Islamic militants including … [Read more...] about Indonesian police smash suicide bombing plot