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A powerful bomb blast rocks the centre of the Pakistani city of Lahore. We get the latest from our correspondent in Lahore.
A blast has taken place in Pakistan's Lahore, near the assembly house of the Punjab province, in which several persons are feared dead. Pakistani media reported that the blast took place early this evening on Mall Road, a busy locality. A vehicle, presumably filled with explosives, had blown up while a protest was in progress in the area. Quoting Pakistani media, news reported that seven people, including police personnel, had died. Several others were injured.
Another Islamic Terrorist attack in Pakistan. This is another of the MANY Terrorists attacks that we never hear about. This time 20 people were killed and many more injured. It was during a protest march, but the protesters were not the Target...the Police were!
The explosion went off in Lahore's busy Mall Road during a rally attended by hundreds of pharmacists protesting against changes to a drug sale law outside the provincial assembly building.
Popular MESSAGE is circulating against Pakistan Govt. in Social Media:
A country whose politicians are busy creating offshore properties with the tax money of its people rather than investing in policies to improve the security of its citizens should not be shocked at the news of a terrorist attack.
A country whose political leaders have the audacity to negotiate with the same "TERRORISTS" who have bombed it should not be surprised when they hear a bomb blast!
These same politicians have the nerve to say, "We have fought this fight against the terrorists among us, and will continue to fight it until we liberate our people of this cancer and avenge those who have laid down their lives for us."
No, Nawaz Shareef! You have not fought any fight. Pakistan Army Jawans are the ones that have been putting their lives on the line to protect Pakistan from terrorism.
You have done nothing other than organizing peace talks with Terrorists!
You haven't been able to liberate your people from the cancer of illiteracy or hunger, and you speak of freeing them from terrorism!
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Police declared an "acute terrorist situation" Friday in Munich and shut down traffic and rail service in the southern German city after a gunman went on a shooting rampage at a shopping mall, killing at least nine people, police said.
At least nine people died in the attacks, wounding 16 others before killing himself, Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae said Saturday.
Andrae added that children were among the 16 wounded, with three of whom remain in critical condition.
As many as 6 dead in Munich shooting rampage
Andrae said the suspect in Friday's shooting is an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich. Andrae said the shooter's motive was "fully unclear" in a press conference early Saturday morning.
The attacker's body, who reportedly acted alone, was believed to have been found, Andrae said.
Witnesses around the area said on Facebook reported seeing “three different gunmen” near the Olympia Einkaufszentrum mall, but the Munich police chief dismissed the report saying the two other suspects were investigated and had “nothing to do with the incident.”
The shooter was initially believed to be on the run, forcing authorities to shut down traffic and rail services in the Bavarian city. Major roads were largely empty as special police teams swarmed the area, and helicopters carrying snipers swept over rooftops.
"Please avoid public places," Munich police said in a statement.
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The fire started about 03:30 (22:15 GMT Saturday) when an explosion was set off in a store of fireworks ready for celebrations of a local Hindu new year festival, local media reports say. A building at the temple then collapsed, causing many of the fatalities. More than 200 are injured.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is travelling to the scene.
He tweeted that the accident was "heart-rending and shocking beyond words".
Those with most serious burns injuries are being treated at the government medical college in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The impact of the blast was felt in houses up to a kilometre away.
"Huge pieces of concrete were flying through the air. Chunks landed in our yard," said resident Jayashree Harikrishnan.
Kerala's Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has ordered in an investigation into the accident.
"The temple holds an annual firework display every year. We're doing our best to rescue those still trapped," said Mr Chennithala.
"Now the situation is under control... the police are on the spot."
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is also due to visit the scene this morning.
The fireworks had been stored ready for celebrations on Thursday of Vishu, a Keralan festival marking the Hindu new year.
Local reports say that police had not given permission for Puttingal temple to hold the fireworks display.
The police are reportedly taking action against the temple administration and the contractors who were putting on the firework display.
Fireworks and firecrackers are commonly used at temple festivals and other public events and accidents are not uncommon.
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In Peshawar, Pakistan at least 15 people travelling on a bus
have been killed by a bomb. Vehicle was carrying government employees from nearby areas to
the city. An improvised device apparently inside the bus caused the blast,
police say. There has been no claim of responsibility, but Peshawar has
frequently been targeted by the Pakistani Taliban. Around 30 others were
injured, and many were in critical condition, a medical source told Reuters
news agency. The bomb went off as the bus passed a main road busy with morning
traffic. Previously attack at an army-run school in Peshawar
in December of 2014 that killed 140 people, most of them children.
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A series of bomb blasts have rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and there is continuing gunfire and reports of further explosions on the streets. At least six people have been killed by the blasts, which hit several locations including a shopping centre.
Police say they believe more than a dozen attackers were involved. Some are still at large and have been exchanging fire with security forces. President Joko Widodo has called for calm but condemned the act of terror. We all are grieving for the fallen victims of this incident, but we also condemn the act that has disturbed the security and peace and spread terror among our people, he said.
There is no indication yet of who might be behind the assault. Indonesia has been attacked by Islamist militant groups in the past and was on high alert over the new year period after threats from the so-called Islamic State.Images from the scene showed bodies lying on the road as well as seriously injured people being carried away. BBC Indonesian reporter, Jerome Wirawan, who is at the scene, said police had cordoned off the area.
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On a night when thousands of Paris residents and tourists were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer match between France and world champion Germany, horror struck in an unprecedented manner. Terrorists — some with AK-47s, some reportedly with bombs strapped to them — attacked sites throughout the French capital and at the stadium where the soccer match was underway.
Scores were killed in the coordinated attacks late Friday, leaving a nation in mourning and the world in shock. CNN will update this story as information comes in:
• At least 153 people were killed in the Paris and Saint-Denis shootings and bombings, French officials said. Among the victims, 112 were killed at the Bataclan concert venue, according to the Interior Ministry. Saint-Denis is home to the national stadium where the match was being played.
• CNN affiliate BFMTV reports that SWAT units stormed the Bataclan concert hall and that the siege is over. Two attackers were killed, a police union said. Police brought out at least 100 hostages from the concert hall, a CNN producer said; some appear to be wounded. President Francois Hollande Francois told reporters outside Bataclan that “terrorists capable of carrying out such atrocities must know that they will face a France that is determined and united.”
• Deputy Mayor Patrick Klugman told CNN the death toll is going to rise significantly. “We are facing an unknown and historic situation in Paris,” he said.
• Hollande called the events “unprecedented terrorist attacks” and added, “This is a horror.” In a tweet, he said, “Faced with terror, this is a nation that knows how to defend itself, how to mobilize its forces and once again, knows how to overcome the terrorists.”
• French radio reporter Julien Pearce was inside the Bataclan theater when gunmen entered. Two men dressed in black started shooting what he described as AK-47s, and after wounded people fell to the floor, the two gunmen shot them again, execution-style, he said. The two men didn’t wear masks and didn’t say anything. The gunfire lasted 10 to 15 minutes, sending the crowd inside the small concert hall into a screaming panic, said Pearce, who escaped. He said he saw 20 to 25 bodies lying on the floor.
• One of the explosions at the Stade de France, home of the French national sports teams, outside Paris appears to be a suicide bombing, a Western intelligence source receiving direct intelligence from the scene told CNN’s Deb Feyerick. A dismembered body, consistent with the aftermath of an explosion from that type of device, was found at the scene, the source said. Watch: Explosion heard at Paris soccer game
• People were inviting people off the streets into their apartments, reports Philip Crowther, Washington correspondent for France 24.
• Traffic on several subway lines has been interrupted following the attacks, the Paris police prefecture reported.
• At this hour, there is no credible or specific threat in the United States, according to a U.S. government official.
• Hollande, in an address to the nation, said he had declared a state of emergency, meaning borders will be closed. “We have to show compassion and solidarity and we also have to show unity and keep our cool. France must be strong and great,” he said.
• The Paris prefecture of police is instructing residents to stay home. The prefecture said via Twitter that people should stay inside “unless there’s an absolute necessity.”
• French authorities have launched a terrorism investigation, Eric Pelletier, a reporter with Le Pariesien, tells CNN Paul Cruickshank. There has been no official claim of responsibility, though ISIS has applauded the attacks on Twitter, Cruickshank reports.
• “This is an attack not just on Paris, not just on the people on France, but an attack on all humanity and the universal values we share,” U.S. President Barack Obama said at the White House. He called the attacks an “outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians.”
• At least six shootings took place in Paris and three explosions took place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis late Friday, CNN affiliate BFMTV said. Two or three gunmen entered the Bataclan concert hall while opening fire on law enforcement, BFMTV reported. A source earlier told CNN there were six to eight hostage takers, citing a person they were talking to inside the venue.
• Hollande was evacuated at halftime of the France-Germany soccer match.
• Counterterrorism officials around the United States have convened secure conference calls to try to gather information and to assess whether there is any indication of threats in the U.S, according to two U.S. counterterrorism officials. Immediate suspicion for the events in Paris falls to so-called returnees — people who have traveled to Syria and Iraq and have returned, the officials said.
In early January of this year, two gunmen attacked the Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 and wounding 11.
Said and Cherif Kouachi wanted to punish the magazine for the publication of cartoons that they believed mocked the Prophet Mohammed. The Kouachi brothers two days later were shot and killed in a standoff with police in Dammartin-en-Goele.
Amedy Coulibaly, an associate of Said and Cherif Kouachi, attacked a Jewish grocery store in Paris, taking more than a dozen people hostage and killing four. Coulibaly had killed a policewoman the day before, on January 8. Coulibaly was killed when police stormed the kosher market.
