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| Jun. 8 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Journalist for BBC killed Abdul Samad Rohani , an Afghan journalist working for the BBC was found dead, a day after he was abducted
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| Apr.29 |
Kabul |
Karzai was warned of assassination plot President was warned of a weekend assassination plot against him; failings by the security services allowed militants to launch the attack
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| Apr.5 |
Sri Lanka |
Blast kills highways minister At least 12 people, including minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, have been killed in a suicide bombing near the capital Colombo
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| Feb.17 |
Pakistan |
Investigator: Bhutto hit cost $7,000 Pakistani Taliban commander Mehsud paid out more than $7,000, including money to purchase suicide jackets, for the assassination
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| Feb.8 |
Pakistan |
Scotland Yard: 'Blast killed Bhutto' Report: former Prime Minister died from a severe injury when a bomb blast slammed her head into into an escape hatch on her SUV
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| Feb.7 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto assassination suspects arrested Police have arrested two suspects, named only as Rafaqat and Hasnain, in Rawalpindi
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| Jan.31 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Blast kills top Afghan official The deputy governor of Helmand province has been killed in a bomb attack on a mosque
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| Jan.19 |
West Pakistan |
Teen 'Bhutto assassin' arrested A teenager who said he was part of a team of assassins sent to kill former Prime Minister was arrested near the Afghan border
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| Dec.30 |
Pakistan |
New video shows Bhutto being shot| Dramatic new videotape of the assassination of former Prime Minister emerged, showing her slumping moments after gunshots ring out | |
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| Dec.29 |
Pakistan |
U.S. suspects Taliban behind Bhutto plot U.S. officials suspect a Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud may be behind the plot to assassinate Benazir Bhutto
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| Dec.27 |
Pakistan |
Benazir Bhutto assassinated Map of Rawalpindi Pakistan Former Prime Minister was assassinated outside a large gathering of her supporters where a suicide bomber also killed at least 20
| Bhutto had just addressed an election rally when she was shot in the neck by a gunman who then set off a bomb. Musharraf held an emergency meeting in the hours after the death. Rioters burned tires and blocked roads in Karachid. Police fired on an angry mob, killing 2 people, in the city of Khairpur
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Fujimori gets 6 years in prison
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| Jul.6 |
Pakistan |
Guns fired near president's plane Police seized munitions at a house near Islamabad's airport after reports of rooftop gunfire around the same time Musharraf's plane was taking...
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast
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| Jun.10 |
Afghanistan |
Karzai survives assassination attempt Taliban militants fired rockets near the President in an apparent assassination attempt in central Afghanistan
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Sep.25 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Women's affairs chief dead
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| Sep.10 |
Afghanistan |
Suicide bomb kills Afghan governor Gov. Abdul Hakim Taniwal's bodyguard and his secretary were also killed in southeastern Paktia province
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| Apr.25 |
Sri Lanka |
Bomb targets army chief| At least 8 people have been killed in a suicide bomb. The head of the army has been seriously injured | |
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| Mar.12 |
Afghanistan |
Bombers target Senate chief
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| Dec.24 |
Sri Lanka |
Gunmen kill pro-Tamil Tiger politician
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| Nov.10 |
Pakistan |
Ex-Taliban governors shot
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| Aug.12 |
Sri Lanka |
Foreign Minister killed| Lakshman Kadirgamar has been assassinated in a gun attack in Colombo. The murder was blamed on the Tamil Tigers | |
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| May.12 |
Kabul |
Candidate killed in ambush
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Key Saddam trial judge killed
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| Dec.25 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf survives two-pronged attack Would-be assassins launched a 2-pronged suicide attack against a convoy, the second attempt to kill the President in the last 12 days
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| Dec.14 |
Pakistan |
Near miss for Musharraf convoy An explosion has gone off just seconds after the President's convoy passed by. No-one was hurt
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| Sep.5 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Karzai escapes assassin Kandahar governor wounded; gunman wore army uniform the new Afghan army. A bodyguard and shooter were killed
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| Jul.6 |
Kabul |
Vice president shot dead Gunmen have shot dead Haji Abdul Qadir and his driver outside the gates of a government ministry
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| May.21 |
Kashmir |
Leading separatist killed Abdul Ghani Lone, a leader of Indian-administered Kashmir's main separatist alliance, shot dead as Prime Minister Vajpayee landed
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Right wing politician Fortuyn murdered
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| Oct.29 |
Sri Lanka |
PM survives suicide bombing A bomb attack ripped through the capital, killed 3 people and may have been aimed at Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
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| Sep.10 |
Afghanistan |
Massoud attacked| Anti-Taliban leader suffered in an assassination attempt. U.S. officials say Massoud was killed. His brother claims he's alive | | |
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