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1 Dead, Several Injured In Suicide Attack On Shiite Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat: Officials
Two suicide attackers struck a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others, officials said, in the latest assault against the Muslim minority.
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6 Civilians, 1 Policeman Killed, 15 Injured In Kabul Suicide Attack
A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing at least seven people in an attack on a crowd gathered to commemorate a political leader from the mainly Shi'ite Hazara minority, officials said.
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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 27 At Shia Mosque In Kabul
A suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens on Monday in an explosion at a crowded Shi'ite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials said, the third major attack on minority Shi'ites in the city since July.
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Suicide Blast At Kabul Shiite Mosque Kills 27, Wounds 35: Police
A massive suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Kabul killed at least 27 people Monday and wounded 35 as worshippers gathered to mark a religious ceremony, officials said.
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Suicide Blast Outside Prophet's Mosque In Medina: Report
A suicide blast struck Monday in Saudi Arabia outside one of Islam's holiest sites, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, a Saudi-owned television channel reported.
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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 10 at Shiite Mosque in South West Pakistan: Officials
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque killing at least 10 Shiite minority Muslims and wounding 12 others in a remote southwestern Pakistani town on Thursday, officials said.
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Kuwait Court Sentences 7 To Death For Shiite Mosque Bombing
A Kuwaiti court sentenced seven men to death on Tuesday, five of them in absentia, for their roles in a deadly Shiite mosque bombing claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Claims Yemen Shiite Mosque Attack That Killed 28
A suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 28 people in the Yemeni capital Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions ahead of the first White House summit between the US and regional power Saudi Arabia.
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Kuwait Court Frees 11 Suspects in Shiite Mosque Attack
A Kuwaiti court trying 29 suspects in a deadly bomb attack on a Shiite mosque freed 11 defendants Thursday, while the main accused said he had been told worshippers would not be harmed.
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Car Bomb Claimed by Islamic State Kills 4 in Yemen Capital
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed four people near a Shiite mosque in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Shiite rebels said.
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Kuwaitis Show Unity After Shiite Mosque Blast
Kuwait has moved to ward off sectarian tensions following a deadly bombing at a Shiite mosque and taken measures to try to prevent another attack by the Islamic State group.
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Gulf Ministers Vow United Stand Against IS Mosque Bombings
Interior ministers of the Gulf States today vowed to take a united stand against a string of deadly bombings targeting Shiite mosques claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Islamic State Threat Grows as 'Caliphate' Enters Second Year
The Islamic State group's "caliphate" enters its second year today with the jihadists expanding their territory in Syria and Iraq and their global reach by claiming attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait.
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Kuwait Shiite Mosque Bomber Was Saudi National: Interior Ministry
Kuwait today identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests in connection with the blast that left 26 dead.
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Islamic State Suicide Bomber Kills 25 at Kuwait Shiite Mosque
A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital during today's prayers, killing at least 25 people and wounding many in an unprecedented attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
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1 Dead, Several Injured In Suicide Attack On Shiite Mosque In Afghanistan's Herat: Officials
Two suicide attackers struck a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others, officials said, in the latest assault against the Muslim minority.
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6 Civilians, 1 Policeman Killed, 15 Injured In Kabul Suicide Attack
A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing at least seven people in an attack on a crowd gathered to commemorate a political leader from the mainly Shi'ite Hazara minority, officials said.
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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 27 At Shia Mosque In Kabul
A suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens on Monday in an explosion at a crowded Shi'ite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials said, the third major attack on minority Shi'ites in the city since July.
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Suicide Blast At Kabul Shiite Mosque Kills 27, Wounds 35: Police
A massive suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Kabul killed at least 27 people Monday and wounded 35 as worshippers gathered to mark a religious ceremony, officials said.
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Suicide Blast Outside Prophet's Mosque In Medina: Report
A suicide blast struck Monday in Saudi Arabia outside one of Islam's holiest sites, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, a Saudi-owned television channel reported.
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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 10 at Shiite Mosque in South West Pakistan: Officials
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque killing at least 10 Shiite minority Muslims and wounding 12 others in a remote southwestern Pakistani town on Thursday, officials said.
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Kuwait Court Sentences 7 To Death For Shiite Mosque Bombing
A Kuwaiti court sentenced seven men to death on Tuesday, five of them in absentia, for their roles in a deadly Shiite mosque bombing claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Claims Yemen Shiite Mosque Attack That Killed 28
A suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 28 people in the Yemeni capital Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions ahead of the first White House summit between the US and regional power Saudi Arabia.
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Kuwait Court Frees 11 Suspects in Shiite Mosque Attack
A Kuwaiti court trying 29 suspects in a deadly bomb attack on a Shiite mosque freed 11 defendants Thursday, while the main accused said he had been told worshippers would not be harmed.
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Car Bomb Claimed by Islamic State Kills 4 in Yemen Capital
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed four people near a Shiite mosque in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Shiite rebels said.
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Kuwaitis Show Unity After Shiite Mosque Blast
Kuwait has moved to ward off sectarian tensions following a deadly bombing at a Shiite mosque and taken measures to try to prevent another attack by the Islamic State group.
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Gulf Ministers Vow United Stand Against IS Mosque Bombings
Interior ministers of the Gulf States today vowed to take a united stand against a string of deadly bombings targeting Shiite mosques claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Islamic State Threat Grows as 'Caliphate' Enters Second Year
The Islamic State group's "caliphate" enters its second year today with the jihadists expanding their territory in Syria and Iraq and their global reach by claiming attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait.
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Kuwait Shiite Mosque Bomber Was Saudi National: Interior Ministry
Kuwait today identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests in connection with the blast that left 26 dead.
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Islamic State Suicide Bomber Kills 25 at Kuwait Shiite Mosque
A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital during today's prayers, killing at least 25 people and wounding many in an unprecedented attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
