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NAF investigates into Yobe bombing

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) begins investigation in Yobe as regards bombing in Yunusari Local Government Area of the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yunusari, which shares an international border with Niger Republic has an area of 3,790 km2 and a population of 125,821 according to the 2006 census.

According to the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Thursday in Abuja, “Following intelligence on insurgents movements along the Kamadougou Yobe River line, an aircraft from the Air Component of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ was detailed to respond to the suspected insurgents activities in the area along the Nigeria/Niger border at about 0600hrs on Sept 15.

“The aircraft while operating South of Kanama observed suspicious movement consistent with the insurgents behaviour whenever a Jet aircraft is overhead.

“Accordingly, the pilot fired some probing shots. It is important to state that the area is well known for continuous insurgents activities.

“But unfortunately, reports reaching NAF Headquarters alleged that some civilians were erroneously killed while others were injured.

The Director said that the initial release denying the involvement of NAF aircraft was based on the first report available to the Air Component which was subsequently forwarded to NAF headquarters.

Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe has directed government hospitals in Geidam and Damaturu to offer free medical services to those who sustained injuries in the disaster.

Buni also directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to provide relief materials to victims.

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3 killed, 4 injured in Somali suicide bombing

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At least, three people were killed and four others injured, after a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy restaurant in Mogadishu’s Hamarjajab district, medical officials and witnesses said on Monday.

“We have carried three bodies and four injured people to the hospitals,’’ Abdikadir Abdirrahman, Director of Aamin Ambulance, told Xinhua by phone.

Police sources told Xinhua that security forces managed to stop the suicide bomber by firing at him before reaching his target.

Government spokesman, Ismael Mukhtar Omar, however, said two people were killed and another one was injured when a suicide bomber, wearing a suicide vest, blew himself up at the entrance of the busy Lul Yamani restaurant.

“The attacker wanted to blow up himself inside the restaurant, but one of its restaurant security staff grabbed him and stopped him at the gate before blowing up,’’ Omar said.

Witnesses said they heard a huge blast near Mogadishu seaport.

“As I was travelling near the road, I heard a huge blast; then I ran away for my safety,’’ Said Ahmed, a witness, said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack but the militant group al-Shabab, which is fighting to overthrow the Western-backed government has usually conducted such attacks in the past.

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Suicide bombing in Afghanistan leaves 7 dead, dozens wounded

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A suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s south-eastern province of Ghazni left no fewer than seven dead and wounded a further 40 people, the provincial governor’s spokesman on Monday.

“The bomber detonated a Humvee vehicle inside a facility of the provincial intelligence agency’s Special Forces early Monday morning,’’ spokesman Arif Noori said.

Nasir Ahmad Faqiri, the council chief for the province, confirmed the casualties.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the incident left tens of the special forces of the National Directorate of Security, the Afghan intelligence agency, dead and wounded.

On Thursday, the Taliban detonated a truck close to a military building in Gardiz city in south-eastern Paktia province, leaving five dead and 20 injured, including military and civilians.

Recently, the Taliban attacked a military checkpoint in the Alishang district of eastern Laghman province that left dozens dead or wounded.

The Taliban attribute these attacks as a response to a decree from President Ashraf Ghani, who ordered Afghan forces to go on the offensive against the Taliban after deadly attacks on civilians in Afghanistan.

Following the order, the Afghan Ministry of Defense has also claimed to have killed dozens of Taliban militants across the country during various ground or aerial operations.

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Over 20 dead in bombing in Zabul, Southern Afghanistan

Officials on Thursday said over 20 people were killed when a truck exploded on a street between an Afghan spy agency building and a hospital in the capital of the southern Zabul province.

Provincial councillors, Asadullah Kakar and Ata Jan Haqbayan, said at least 93 others were wounded in the incident, some 30 of them in critical conditions.

According to Kakar,the provincial hospital was largely destroyed in the incident and is out of operation for now.

The officials added that wounded people were taken to private hospitals in the city, as well as to the neighbouring Kandahar province.

A Taliban spokesman, Qari Ahmadi, said the reason that the hospital and civilians were targeted in the incident was that the enemy had taken refuge among civilians.

The Afghan Ministry of Defence said in a statement that it would take revenge on Taliban militants for the attack.

The Taliban have maintained a heavy presence in many parts of the province for years, according to the officials.

Following the recent cancellation of U.S.-Taliban talks, the Islamist group has escalated its complex attacks across various cities, including the capital city of Kabul.

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U S condemns bombing of Libyan migrant facility

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The United States has “strongly condemned” the bombing of a Libyan migrant detention facility that left no fewer than 44 people dead.

Also, 130 others were severely injured in the deadly attack on the detention centre for mostly African migrants near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday night, according to reports.

No one has claimed responsibility for the strikes, but accusing fingers are pointing at the air force of Gen. Khalifa Haftar, a warlord in eastern Libya.

Fighting has been raging around Tripoli since April 3 when Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), an ally of a parallel administration based in Benghazi, launched an offensive to take control of Tripoli from the UN-support unity government.

The U.S. government’s reaction came in a statement by the Department of State signed by Morgan Deann Ortagus, one of its spokespersons

Ortagus said, “We extend our deepest condolences to families of those killed and wish a speedy recovery to those injured.

“This tragic and needless loss of life, which impacted one of the most vulnerable populations, underscores the urgent need for all Libyan parties to de-escalate fighting in Tripoli and return to the political process, which is the only viable path to lasting peace and stability in Libya.”

Earlier, the United Nations expressed outrage over the attack, calling for an independent inquiry into the incident.

In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said he was “outraged by reports that women and children were among the victims.

He condemned “this horrendous incident in the strongest terms”, and expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, while wishing the injured a speedy recovery.(NAN)