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Five dead in blast during Somalia Eid festivities - police

"The initial information we have received indicates the dead bodies of five people were collected from the scene of the blast and more than twenty others have been wounded," police officer Mohamed Muktar said.

Sri Lanka Catholic church 'forgives' 2019 Easter suicide bombers

The April 21 Easter Sunday bombers had targeted three churches and three luxury hotels, killing at least 279 people and wounded 593 last year.

In pictures: Sudan's former president in court, Kashmir lockdown continues

Here are photos from the past 24 hours from around the world. Macron and Putin's meeting, monsoon rains in India and courtroom dramas in San Salvador and Sudan are the most engaging images today.

Blast in Pakistani city Quetta kills five - police

An explosive rigged motorcycle was detonated to target a police van parked outside the police station in the heart of Quetta’s busy shopping area, the city police chief said.

Three blasts kill at least 12, wound dozens in Afghan capital

Five employees from the ministry of mines and petroleum were killed and 10 were wounded in a bus attack, officials said, in addition to seven fatalities and more than 20 injured in a second explosion in the same area.

Blast near university in Afghan capital kills eight, wounds dozens

The explosion took place as a number of students were waiting near the campus gate to attend an exam, a witness said.

Taliban bombing in Afghan capital kills at least six people

At least 105 people, including 51 children, wounded in Taliban-claimed car bomb attack outside a Defense Ministry building.

Bus bomb kills at least five in Afghan capital

The explosion comes a day after two people were killed and dozens more wounded in Kabul as a wave of bombings hit civilian targets, including a university school bus, across Afghanistan's capital.

French police hunt suitcase bomber after blast in Lyon

President Emmanuel Macron described the incident as an “attack” with no fatalities.

Ex-minister among nine killed in Somalia car bomb

Somali militant group Al Shabab claims responsibility for the attack in capital Mogadishu, killing former foreign minister Hussein Elabe Fahiye among others.

Blast hits Egypt tourist bus, wounds at least 17

Officials say South Africans and Egyptians are among those injured when an explosive device went off, hitting the bus in Giza.

Baghdad attacks kills at least eight people

"A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up close to stalls at the crowded Jamila market," said a senior police officer, who asked not to be named.