News for 'gunmen'

Former Pakistan PM Gilani's kidnapped son recovered from Afghanistan

Former Pakistan PM Gilani's kidnapped son recovered from Afghanistan

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Ali Haider Gilani, son of ex-premier Gilani, has been recovered from Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Pakistan's Foreign Office said in a statement.

Zimbabwe ready to tour Pakistan for ODI series

Zimbabwe ready to tour Pakistan for ODI series

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Zimbabwe are close to accepting an invitation to play in Pakistan next month in a One-Day International series that could mark the first visit by a Test-playing nation since 2009.

Boxer Amir Khan visits Pakistan school massacre site

Boxer Amir Khan visits Pakistan school massacre site

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

The UK-based Pakistani boxer Amir Khan visited the army-run school in Peshawar where 150 people, mostly children, were massacred by the Taliban and expressed sympathies with the families of the victims.

PHOTOS: In these classrooms 132 children were killed

PHOTOS: In these classrooms 132 children were killed

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

The first devastating images emerged on Wednesday of the blood-soaked classrooms where 132 innocent children and nine teachers were massacred by the Taliban. Horrifying pictures revealed the carnage wrought by seven extremist gunmen who sprayed children with bullets as they sat receiving first aid tuition and exploded suicide bombs in a room of 60 pupils.

Suspected terrorists loot Rs 2-3 lakh from bank in Shopian

Suspected terrorists loot Rs 2-3 lakh from bank in Shopian

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

There has been a sudden rise in armed robberies in banks in Kashmir after demonetisation.

Armed attack highlights athletes' vulnerability

Armed attack highlights athletes' vulnerability

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

A second armed attack in the space of a year on a bus carrying a national sports team has highlighted the vulnerability of top-level athletes and the publicity such ambushes attract. Two members of Togo's football delegation died when gunmen attacked the team bus on Friday as it travelled to the African Nations Cup in Angola. The driver was killed in the assault.

LeT behind killing of 3 Kashmir BJP workers: Police

LeT behind killing of 3 Kashmir BJP workers: Police

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

The Resistance Front (TRF), which is believed to be a shadow group of LeT, claimed responsibility for the killings. IGP (Kashmir) Kumar said police have seized a vehicle used in the attack and that such killings were being executed at the behest of Pakistan.

Attack on American University in Kabul leaves 12 dead

Attack on American University in Kabul leaves 12 dead

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Afghan forces ended the assault after 10 hours of gunfire.

Pakistan face international isolation

Pakistan face international isolation

Rediff.com4 Mar 2009

Pakistan face international sporting isolation after gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka cricket team in Lahore on Tuesday in a chilling reminder of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre.

REVEALED: The faces behind the Dhaka terror attack

REVEALED: The faces behind the Dhaka terror attack

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

The attackers were from well-known schools with Western curriculum for the children of the well-to-do in the city, not from any of the madrassas that are often termed as breeding grounds for militants.

Tunisia on manhunt for third museum attacker

Tunisia on manhunt for third museum attacker

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

Tunisia is on a manhunt for the third attacker in the Bardo Museum in Tunis last week that left more than 20 people dead.

'Sri Lanka team in state of shock'

'Sri Lanka team in state of shock'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

Sri Lanka vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara, who suffered minor injuries after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan team's bus in Lahore, said the entire cricket team is a state of shock. 'Everybody is safe. They are a few injuries, but all of them are out of danger. We all are a bit shocked but fine,' Sangakkara told CNN-IBN.

Kashmir unrest: Ex-sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama

Kashmir unrest: Ex-sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

National Conference leader and former Sarpanch, Fayaz Ahmad Bhat died on Sunday afternoon after he was shot by to motorbike-borne assailants.

Pak activist Sabeen Mahmud, who said fear is just a line in her head, shot dead

Pak activist Sabeen Mahmud, who said fear is just a line in her head, shot dead

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

A prominent Pakistani rights activist was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Karachi as she was returning home after hosting a seminar about human rights abuses in Baluchistan province, police said on Saturday.

Day after: Mourners bury victims of Peshawar school massacre

Day after: Mourners bury victims of Peshawar school massacre

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

A shocked Pakistan on Wednesday began observing 3 days of national mourning for the 141 people, mostly children, massacred by the Taliban suicide attackers in horrendous terror attack in northwestern city of Peshawar.

Who is killing Bihar's businessmen?

Who is killing Bihar's businessmen?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

'There is no law and order in Bihar.' 'Criminals do as per their will.'

Tunisia terror: 9 arrested for attack on museum that killed 23

Tunisia terror: 9 arrested for attack on museum that killed 23

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

Tunisian security forces arrested nine people linked to the deadly attack on the National Bardo Museum that left 23 dead, scores wounded.

8 killed, 44 injured in suicide attack on church in Pak

8 killed, 44 injured in suicide attack on church in Pak

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

The Bethel Memorial Church has been the target of a terrorist attack in the past.

4 abducted Indians freed in Nigeria

4 abducted Indians freed in Nigeria

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

Family members were overjoyed when the three Tamils and a Maharashtrian, abducted by gunmen in Nigeria, were released on Tuesday morning.

ISIS gun down 14 Real Madrid fans in Iraq

ISIS gun down 14 Real Madrid fans in Iraq

Rediff.com13 May 2016

ISIS militants have killed at least 14 Real Madrid fans at a supporters club in northern Iraq.

Death toll in Egypt mosque terror attack rises to 305

Death toll in Egypt mosque terror attack rises to 305

Rediff.com25 Nov 2017

Officials suspect Islamic State to be responsible for the attack.

Bihar BJP Vice President Visheshwar Ojha shot dead

Bihar BJP Vice President Visheshwar Ojha shot dead

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party vice president Visheshwar Ojha was on Friday shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bhojpur district while returning from a wedding.

Bombs, gunfire kill over 100 at mosque in Nigeria

Bombs, gunfire kill over 100 at mosque in Nigeria

Rediff.com29 Nov 2014

Gunmen set off three bombs and opened fire on worshippers at the central mosque in north Nigeria's biggest city Kano, killing at least 120 people on Friday, witnesses and police said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Islamist Boko Haram militants.

Day after Peshawar massacre, students reveal their horror

Day after Peshawar massacre, students reveal their horror

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

On Tuesday, Taliban terrorists barged into Army Public School in Peshawar and began firing on all present there. They took no hostages, did not discriminate between the young and old and killed as many as they could. They killed 132 children and nine others during their eight-hour rampage. Some students who were lucky enough to escape recount their horror and the massacre that unfolded right in front of them. These are some their tales:

Is Boko Haram the most sadistic terror group in the world?

Is Boko Haram the most sadistic terror group in the world?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram on Tuesday night shot or burned to death 59 boys in a boarding school in north-east Nigeria.

Bihar: Kidnapped boy beheaded

Bihar: Kidnapped boy beheaded

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

14-year-old Nilesh was abducted by gunmen from Balwahat Azaar on September 28 while on his way for tuition. The kidnappers chopped off the boy's head and threw the body in the ditch on Monday morning.

Boxing champ Mary Kom's father-in-law shot dead

Boxing champ Mary Kom's father-in-law shot dead

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

Police said three unidentified gunmen asked Kamang Kom, who was the chief of Samu Lamlan village, to guide them to Nenglong Tampak village, about 60 km from Imphal.

At least 15 dead in Mogadishu hotel attack in Somalia

At least 15 dead in Mogadishu hotel attack in Somalia

Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

According to several news reports, at least 15 people had died and many injured. Gunfire echoed round the seaside city after the blast and ambulances raced to the scene.

Taliban attacked Kabul guesthouse 'thinking Indian envoy was inside'

Taliban attacked Kabul guesthouse 'thinking Indian envoy was inside'

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Four Indians and an American, were killed during the five-hour long siege that ended early Thursday morning.

Terror strikes Afghanistan again: 11 killed in suicide blast

Terror strikes Afghanistan again: 11 killed in suicide blast

Rediff.com17 Jan 2016

The attack took place near the home of a prominent politician Obaidullah Shinwari, a member of Nangarhar's provincial council.

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

Cricket teams have previously abandoned tours amid outbreaks of violence.

Former KCF chief attacked

Former KCF chief attacked

Rediff.com26 Jan 2004

Unidentified gunmen fired at the residence of former Khalistan Commando Force chief Wassan Singh Jaffarwal in a village in Gurdaspur district late on Sunday night, police said.

Suicide blast at Kabul voter registration centre kills 48

Suicide blast at Kabul voter registration centre kills 48

Rediff.com22 Apr 2018

The explosion happened at an ID distribution and voter registration centre about 10 am on Sunday morning in PD6.

Hope goodwill survives Pathankot attack: Pak media

Hope goodwill survives Pathankot attack: Pak media

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Pakistani media outlets on Sunday said the brazen attack by terrorists at a key Indian Air Force base will pose a "challenge to attempts to resurrect" the dialogue process between the two neighbours despite the goodwill generated by recent high-level meetings between their leaders.

Geelani aide shot dead in Srinagar

Geelani aide shot dead in Srinagar

Rediff.com15 Sep 2004

Kenya: Indian shot for failing to answer query on Islam

Kenya: Indian shot for failing to answer query on Islam

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

An Indian man was shot when he failed to answer a question on Islam asked by Somalian militants who were holding hostages after killing 68 people at an upmarket mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

BSNL official abducted in J&K

BSNL official abducted in J&K

Rediff.com7 Jun 2005

Unidentified gunmen abducted a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited official from his residence in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.

J&K minister's nephew abducted

J&K minister's nephew abducted

Rediff.com9 Feb 2004

No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the abduction, the sources said.

Terror trail: Africa's deadly 5

Terror trail: Africa's deadly 5

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

A look at some of the major terror outfits operating in African continent

Assam killings: 2 held for 'provocative remarks', ULFA-I denies role

Assam killings: 2 held for 'provocative remarks', ULFA-I denies role

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

The Assam government announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh and a job for the next of the kin of the deceased.