„It was a car bomb blast that targeted a convoy carrying Banadir regional police commander Farhan Qarole … it is too early to say how many people have been killed or wounded,“ a police spokesman told Anadolu Agency.
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A father‘s grief and the Made in USA bomb dropped in Yemen
The total extent of export licences to the kingdom is not known, and neither is it known when the bomb that killed Raja was sold. The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, the world’s most extensive record, yielded no results: it contains just a fraction of true sales, as pre-digital record-keeping was poor and states cite national security concerns to avoid disclosing records.
Moody A-10 dropped object reported
1.7.2019 – During a routine training mission, an A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 23d Fighter Group suffered a bird strike which caused an inadvertent release of three BDU-33s, a small non-explosive training munition, today at approximately 1:15 p.m.
US War Crimes in Syria Whitewashed in Real Time
It was quite amazing to watch reports from Syria this week by US news channel CNN. American bombing of a remaining redoubt of the ISIS terror group near Baghouz on the border with Iraq was presented as some kind of heroic final onslaught against the terror group.
US embassy staff member attempts to bring bomb with fuse to Moscow airport – Ministry
The US staff member said he was leaving Russia as his assignment at the US embassy was over and claimed to have bought the bomb for his personal collection.
Trump: Saudis Attacked Busload of Children Were Not Using the Bombs Right
Says he wouldn‘t have them shooting at children if they don‘t know the weapons
Any candidate not willing to take a public stance against war & militarism should be rejected by electorate. Why is U.S. still in Afghanistan, illegally in Syria, bombing five other nations, escalating military tensions with the Russians? Both ruling class parties support war.
Whoever sent pipe bombs to a series of Trump critics appears to have spelled John Brennan and Debbie Wasserman Schultz‘s names wrong
The package addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan — which Business Insider has seen pictures of — misspelled his name as „Brenan“ and misidentified the TV network he contributes to.
It listed Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida as the sender but spelled her name as „Shultz“ and her home state as „Florids.“
The Danger of Running an Election on Fear
At a fund-raiser in Coral Gables this afternoon, Mrs. Clinton addressed the news of the bombs.
“It’s a time of deep divisions, and we have to do everything we can to bring our country together,” she told a crowd of 200 donors.
But it’s worth noting how she talked about this election just 15 days ago.
“You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about,” she told CNN.
Alarm goes off at CNN after suspicious device sent to NY offices
New York City Police are investigating a suspicious package at the Time Warner Center, where CNN‘s bureau is located. The alarm went off while CNN was on the air.
New batch of suspicious packages follows Soros bomb scare
The suspicious packages sent to the Clintons, former President Barack Obama, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and CNN offices in New York City come days after a pipe bomb was found at the Westchester home of billionaire George Soros.
Would-be attacker hand-delivered pipe bomb to George Soros‘ home mailbox: Source
(24.10.2018) A pipe bomb loaded with explosive black powder was hand-delivered to the suburban New York City home of billionaire financier George Soros by a would-be attacker, prompting the FBI to launch an investigation into who would want to harm the philanthropist and political activist, a law enforcement source told ABC News on Tuesday.
Spain cancels €9.2mn deal to sell Saudis 400 precision bombs
The Spanish Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that it will return the 9.2 million euros already paid by Saudi Arabia to buy 400 Spanish-made precision bombs amid fears that they could be used to target the innocent people of Yemen, the El Mundo reported.
The arms deal had been negotiated and finalized by former Spanish defense ministers Pedro Morenés Eulate and Maria Dolores de Cospedal.
Slain Bus Full of Children Raises Questions About US Role in Yemen War
Saudis insist killings were legitimate as Congress pushes for US limits
Israel Denied There Was a Cease-fire With Hamas. It Now Owes the Public an Explanation
Smoke rises after an Israeli aircraft bombed a multi-storey building in Gaza City August 9, 2018
‘Deterrent to regional threats’? US approves $45mn sale of 3,200 bombs & bunker busters to Bahrain
The order would consist of 1,500 Mark-82 general purpose bombs; 600 Mark-83 bombs; 600 Mark-84 bombs; and 500 BLU-109 “bunker busters,” bombs armed with special warheads designed to penetrate hardened targets, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on Friday.