One person died and two were injured in clashes that broke&nbsp;off between groups of Naga People&#39;s Front and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Nagaland.&nbsp;

The clashes between the two groups erupted near a polling booth in Akuluto.

The conflict did not affect&nbsp;the polls and&nbsp;voting continued in the polling station.&nbsp;

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Earlier a person was injured in a bomb blast at a polling station in Nagaland&#39;s Mon district.&nbsp;

The bomb was planted in Mon district&#39;s Tizit in the state.&nbsp;

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Polls for the legislative assembly seats are underway in Nagaland and Meghalaya today.

Nagaland has 60 constituencies however the polls&nbsp;are conducted for just 59 seats as The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Chief Neiphiu Rio has been declared elected unopposed from the Northern Angami-II constituency.

The polling is scheduled from 7 am to 4 pm. However, the votings in the interior part of the state are expected to conclude before 3 pm.

The results of the polls will be announced Saturday.&nbsp;

One person died and two were injured in clashes that broke off between groups of Naga People's Front and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Nagaland. The clashes between the two groups erupted near a polling booth in Akuluto. The conflict did not affect the polls and voting continued in the polling station. #Nagaland: 1 person dead, 2 injured after clash erupted between groups of Naga People's Front and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party near a polling booth in Akuluto. The polling process was not disturbed. — ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2018 × Earlier a person was injured in a bomb blast at a polling station in Nagaland's Mon district. The bomb was planted in Mon district's Tizit in the state. One person injured in a bomb blast in a polling station Mon District's Tizit, #Nagaland . pic.twitter.com/g1EaiwqYbC — ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2018 × Polls for the legislative assembly seats are underway in Nagaland and Meghalaya today. Nagaland has 60 constituencies however the polls are conducted for just 59 seats as The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Chief Neiphiu Rio has been declared elected unopposed from the Northern Angami-II constituency. The polling is scheduled from 7 am to 4 pm. However, the votings in the interior part of the state are expected to conclude before 3 pm. The results of the polls will be announced Saturday.

Nagaland elections: 1 dead in clashes, 1 injured in bomb blast

Rattan Singh Kalsi kept photos of all his grown children in his room at the seniors&rsquo; home, but one of them towered over the rest.

The photo anchored a kind of shrine to his daughter, Indira, who had died more than 30 years earlier, just as she was entering adulthood.

Indira had grown up in Canada and Rattan had bought her a plane ticket so she could see India, the country their family had come from, and spend time with the relatives she might not get to see once the responsibilities of work and adult life set in.

Naturally, Rattan, who had been middle-aged at the time of Indira&rsquo;s death, was heartbroken when she was killed in the bombing of the plane. He never recovered. He was not responsible for what had happened, but he blamed himself and lived in quiet anguish for the rest of his life.

Not long before he died, he shared his story. I was there to record it, and it was unbearably sad for both of us.

Rattan had left behind a request to scatter his and his wife&rsquo;s ashes (she had died some years earlier) over the same patch of ocean where the remains of the plane carrying their daughter had splashed down.

Bomb planted in Canada

All 329 people on board Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985, were killed, including 280 citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

They were lost to a bomb that exploded while their plane was in Irish airspace, en route from Canada to India. The bomb had been planted in Canada in an act of terror planned by extremists allegedly advocating for a separate Sikh state in the Punjab.

It was Canada&rsquo;s worst mass murder, yet it is barely remembered in this country.

Today, Canadians commonly regard the bombing as an Indian tragedy, or at most an Indo-Canadian tragedy. They typically dwell on the terrorism, but rarely on the grief and hardship of fathers, mothers, wives, husbands, children, friends and neighbours left behind.

Why hasn&rsquo;t this tragedy claimed a prominent place in Canadian history and public memory? Some now call it Canada&rsquo;s 9/11, but until the attack in New York City some 16 years later, they didn&rsquo;t call it much at all.

The Canadian families of the dead wonder year after year why no one but them seems to care, or why their grief is seen as less worthy than that of others who are more openly taken into the nation&rsquo;s heart.

Yes, there was a long criminal trial, a public inquiry and an apology from the federal government for failing to prevent the bombing and for the mistreatment of the families thereafter.

The bombing was belatedly declared &ldquo;a Canadian tragedy,&rdquo; so Air India is part of the official record, but it does not appear to be part of the Canadian family album.

&lsquo;Broad indifference&rsquo;

I have no personal connection to the tragedy, but our country&rsquo;s broad indifference to it came to me as a surprise. A course I was teaching at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., 25 years or more after the bombing, called for a section on Air India Flight 182, but when I went to look up the scholarly research, I was astonished by how little there was.

The absence of research was consistent with the broader and more troubling fact that the bombing has never resonated as deeply with Canadians as the scale of the tragedy would suggest.

The mismatch between the tragedy itself and its significance in the public memory may have many explanations, including racism.

It could be that the bombing is regarded as an Indian issue, since it was apparently motivated by political conflicts rooted there, or as an Irish event, since the plane that had taken off in Canada exploded in Irish airspace. It may be that since most of the Canadian victims were of Indian ancestry, that their fellow Canadians discounted them as outsiders or minorities.

Whatever the reason, a great wound had been left to the families to tend to on their own, and history had closed it over, leaving barely a scar for the public to see. The wound represented not only the grief of losing one&rsquo;s loved one, but the heartache of not being recognized as Canadians, and the loss not being viewed by the Canadian government and fellow citizens as a loss worthy of public mourning.

Since then, I have made it a personal and academic mission to haul this tragic event into the Canadian living room for a broader discussion, partly for the sake of the memory of those who died, and partly for the sake of those who have had to carry on without them.

Memorializing Air India

In 2016, toward the end of the 30th anniversary of the tragedy, my colleagues and I organized a two-day conference at McMaster featuring family members, scholars and artists in the hope of bringing the bombing closer to its rightful place in the Canadian consciousness.

Last year, we published an anthology, Remembering Air India: The Art of Public Mourning that creates a different sort of public record of the bombing than official responses.

In the course of my research, I have had the difficult honour of interviewing dozens of relatives of those who perished on Air India Flight 182. They have taken me inside their pain, and I find their grief substantial, complex and palpable even after three decades.

My work has led me to understand what our country lost in the bombing, and also what we have lost by failing to include the tragedy and its living victims in our collective memory.

At the annual commemoration of the bombing in Toronto every year, Air India families come up to me and ask who I lost. To me, it&rsquo;s distressing that they have come to expect that only other family members would care enough to come to a memorial service.

Slowly, I am assembling an Air India Flight 182 archive, the first of its kind, featuring families&rsquo; scrapbooks, poems, dance, kids&rsquo; paintings and recordings and transcripts of interviews with family members, to be housed at the McMaster University library and made available online for users around the world.

My hope is that it will preserve the memory of those who passed away, document the pain of their families and create resources for research that may finally connect this &ldquo;Canadian tragedy&rdquo; to Canada itself.

It&rsquo;s high time.

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

There's an alarming lack of knowledge among Canadians about Air India Bombing of 1985 which killed 280 Indo-Canadians.

Rattan Singh Kalsi kept photos of all his grown children in his room at the seniors’ home, but one of them towered over the rest. The photo anchored a kind of shrine to his daughter, Indira, who had died more than 30 years earlier, just as she was entering adulthood. Indira had grown up in Canada and Rattan had bought her a plane ticket so she could see India, the country their family had come from, and spend time with the relatives she might not get to see once the responsibilities of work and adult life set in. Naturally, Rattan, who had been middle-aged at the time of Indira’s death, was heartbroken when she was killed in the bombing of the plane. He never recovered. He was not responsible for what had happened, but he blamed himself and lived in quiet anguish for the rest of his life. Not long before he died, he shared his story. I was there to record it, and it was unbearably sad for both of us. Rattan had left behind a request to scatter his and his wife’s ashes (she had died some years earlier) over the same patch of ocean where the remains of the plane carrying their daughter had splashed down. Bomb planted in Canada All 329 people on board Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985, were killed, including 280 citizens or permanent residents of Canada. They were lost to a bomb that exploded while their plane was in Irish airspace, en route from Canada to India. The bomb had been planted in Canada in an act of terror planned by extremists allegedly advocating for a separate Sikh state in the Punjab. It was Canada’s worst mass murder, yet it is barely remembered in this country. Today, Canadians commonly regard the bombing as an Indian tragedy, or at most an Indo-Canadian tragedy. They typically dwell on the terrorism, but rarely on the grief and hardship of fathers, mothers, wives, husbands, children, friends and neighbours left behind. Why hasn’t this tragedy claimed a prominent place in Canadian history and public memory? Some now call it Canada’s 9/11, but until the attack in New York City some 16 years later, they didn’t call it much at all. The Canadian families of the dead wonder year after year why no one but them seems to care, or why their grief is seen as less worthy than that of others who are more openly taken into the nation’s heart. Yes, there was a long criminal trial, a public inquiry and an apology from the federal government for failing to prevent the bombing and for the mistreatment of the families thereafter. The bombing was belatedly declared “a Canadian tragedy,” so Air India is part of the official record, but it does not appear to be part of the Canadian family album. ‘Broad indifference’ I have no personal connection to the tragedy, but our country’s broad indifference to it came to me as a surprise. A course I was teaching at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., 25 years or more after the bombing, called for a section on Air India Flight 182, but when I went to look up the scholarly research, I was astonished by how little there was. The absence of research was consistent with the broader and more troubling fact that the bombing has never resonated as deeply with Canadians as the scale of the tragedy would suggest. The mismatch between the tragedy itself and its significance in the public memory may have many explanations, including racism. It could be that the bombing is regarded as an Indian issue, since it was apparently motivated by political conflicts rooted there, or as an Irish event, since the plane that had taken off in Canada exploded in Irish airspace. It may be that since most of the Canadian victims were of Indian ancestry, that their fellow Canadians discounted them as outsiders or minorities. Whatever the reason, a great wound had been left to the families to tend to on their own, and history had closed it over, leaving barely a scar for the public to see. The wound represented not only the grief of losing one’s loved one, but the heartache of not being recognized as Canadians, and the loss not being viewed by the Canadian government and fellow citizens as a loss worthy of public mourning. Since then, I have made it a personal and academic mission to haul this tragic event into the Canadian living room for a broader discussion, partly for the sake of the memory of those who died, and partly for the sake of those who have had to carry on without them. Memorializing Air India In 2016, toward the end of the 30th anniversary of the tragedy, my colleagues and I organized a two-day conference at McMaster featuring family members, scholars and artists in the hope of bringing the bombing closer to its rightful place in the Canadian consciousness. Last year, we published an anthology, Remembering Air India: The Art of Public Mourning that creates a different sort of public record of the bombing than official responses. In the course of my research, I have had the difficult honour of interviewing dozens of relatives of those who perished on Air India Flight 182. They have taken me inside their pain, and I find their grief substantial, complex and palpable even after three decades. My work has led me to understand what our country lost in the bombing, and also what we have lost by failing to include the tragedy and its living victims in our collective memory. At the annual commemoration of the bombing in Toronto every year, Air India families come up to me and ask who I lost. To me, it’s distressing that they have come to expect that only other family members would care enough to come to a memorial service. Slowly, I am assembling an Air India Flight 182 archive, the first of its kind, featuring families’ scrapbooks, poems, dance, kids’ paintings and recordings and transcripts of interviews with family members, to be housed at the McMaster University library and made available online for users around the world. My hope is that it will preserve the memory of those who passed away, document the pain of their families and create resources for research that may finally connect this “Canadian tragedy” to Canada itself. It’s high time. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: Startling indifference from Canadians about Air India bombing

Three suicide bombers killed 19 people at a fish market in Konduga, northeast Nigeria, civilian militia leaders said on Saturday, in an attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists.

Babakura Kolo, from the Civilian Joint Task Force, said the attack happened at about 8:30 pm&nbsp;yesterday.

&quot;We have 19 dead and about 70 others injured,&quot; he said.

Nigeria has struggled to get a grip on the years-long Islamic insurgency waged by Boko Haram, which has also beset neighbours Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

The attack happened at about 8:30 pm yesterday

Three suicide bombers killed 19 people at a fish market in Konduga, northeast Nigeria, civilian militia leaders said on Saturday, in an attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists. Babakura Kolo, from the Civilian Joint Task Force, said the attack happened at about 8:30 pm yesterday. "We have 19 dead and about 70 others injured," he said. Nigeria has struggled to get a grip on the years-long Islamic insurgency waged by Boko Haram, which has also beset neighbours Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Suspected Boko Haram suicide blasts kill 19 in Nigeria

Thirty-five people were killed and at least 80 others wounded in two deadly suicide bombings in Baghdad on Monday morning.

According to reports in local media, the twin suicide bombings took place inside central Baghdad&#39;s Tayaran Square.

Tayaran is a major intersection in eastern Baghdad between Sadr city and al-Jumariyah bridge over the Euphrates.

No group has claimed responsibility for these attacks.&nbsp;

Today&#39;s bombings marked the first time this year that Baghdad has been targeted by suicide bombers.

Several social media users posted video and images, showing smoke rising from the spot.

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News of an explosion in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Baghdad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Baghdad</a>&#39;s Tayaran Square near Tahrir Square with causalities reported. 
Really hoping this does not become a habit again in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iraq?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iraq</a> with elections approaching. <a href="https://t.co/5kYNgQfaCo">pic.twitter.com/5kYNgQfaCo</a>
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Twin suicide bombing in Tayaran square in central Baghdad has killed 16 civilians and wounded upwards of 65 others. <a href="https://t.co/37zA1auO65">pic.twitter.com/37zA1auO65</a>
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The twin suicide bombings took place inside central Baghdad's Tayaran Square

Thirty-five people were killed and at least 80 others wounded in two deadly suicide bombings in Baghdad on Monday morning. According to reports in local media, the twin suicide bombings took place inside central Baghdad's Tayaran Square. Tayaran is a major intersection in eastern Baghdad between Sadr city and al-Jumariyah bridge over the Euphrates. No group has claimed responsibility for these attacks. Today's bombings marked the first time this year that Baghdad has been targeted by suicide bombers. Several social media users posted video and images, showing smoke rising from the spot. #Baghdad: Footage shows the aftermath of the Twin blast. Looks like a market was targeted in the early morning in central Baghdad. Absolutely Horrific pic.twitter.com/U4rTFVhJwZ — Nidalgazaui (@Nidalgazaui) January 15, 2018 × News of an explosion in #Baghdad's Tayaran Square near Tahrir Square with causalities reported. Really hoping this does not become a habit again in #Iraq with elections approaching. pic.twitter.com/5kYNgQfaCo — Hayder Al-Shakeri (@HayderSH) January 15, 2018 × Terrible start to the week. Twin suicide bombing in Tayaran square in central Baghdad has killed 16 civilians and wounded upwards of 65 others. pic.twitter.com/37zA1auO65 — Haidar Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) January 15, 2018 ×

Baghdad suicide attack: 35 killed, several injured

At least 13 persons have been injured in <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/blast-rips-through-supermarket-in-russias-st-petersburg-4-injured-27906">Wednesday&#39;s explosion at a St. Petersburg</a>&#39;s supermarket, according to the latest data.

&quot;As of 08:00 (on December 28, 2017), the total number of people injured in the blast in a supermarket in Kondratyevsky Avenue is 13.

Of these, five refused to be taken to the hospital.

Five of those remaining in hospitals are in a moderately grave condition, while three are in a satisfactory condition,&quot; Russia`s news agency TASS reported, citing the city&#39;s Vice-Governor in charge of social issues, Anna Mityanina, as saying, in a Twitter post.

The incident, which occurred at the Perekrestok supermarket late on Wednesday, is being investigated as a &quot;potential mass homicide attempt,&quot; the officials said.

Earlier reports had stated that the incident left ten persons dead.

There are reportedly no children among those injured.The explosion went off inside a locker of a grocery store.

Five of those remaining in hospitals are in a moderately grave condition

At least 13 persons have been injured in Wednesday's explosion at a St. Petersburg's supermarket, according to the latest data. "As of 08:00 (on December 28, 2017), the total number of people injured in the blast in a supermarket in Kondratyevsky Avenue is 13. Of these, five refused to be taken to the hospital. Five of those remaining in hospitals are in a moderately grave condition, while three are in a satisfactory condition," Russia`s news agency TASS reported, citing the city's Vice-Governor in charge of social issues, Anna Mityanina, as saying, in a Twitter post. The incident, which occurred at the Perekrestok supermarket late on Wednesday, is being investigated as a "potential mass homicide attempt," the officials said. Earlier reports had stated that the incident left ten persons dead. There are reportedly no children among those injured.The explosion went off inside a locker of a grocery store.

13 injured in Saint Petersburg supermarket bombing: Reports

Eight people have been killed and over 30 injured injured in a suicide attack on a Catholic church in Quetta, Pakistan.

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Pakistan&#39;s Dawn News confirmed the attack on the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church on Zarghoon Road, Quetta this afternoon.

There were two suicide attackers.&nbsp;

News reports said security forces were able to shoot down the first.&nbsp;

But the second attacker got to the door where he blew himself up.&nbsp;

There were close to 400 people praying inside, Dawn News reported.&nbsp;

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The wounded were moved to Quetta&#39;s Civil Hospital.

A number of people were thought to be critically injured.&nbsp;

Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned the attack, saying on Twitter that a massive tragedy had been successfully averted by police and others.&nbsp;

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Quetta is the provincial capital and the largest city of Balochistan, Pakistan.&nbsp;

The attack took place on the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church

Eight people have been killed and over 30 injured injured in a suicide attack on a Catholic church in Quetta, Pakistan. #UPDATE 4 killed, 25 injured as terrorists storm Church in Balochistan's #Quetta : Pakistan media pic.twitter.com/doqnogRnpj — ANI (@ANI) December 17, 2017 × Pakistan's Dawn News confirmed the attack on the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church on Zarghoon Road, Quetta this afternoon. There were two suicide attackers. News reports said security forces were able to shoot down the first. But the second attacker got to the door where he blew himself up. There were close to 400 people praying inside, Dawn News reported. The wounded were moved to Quetta's Civil Hospital. A number of people were thought to be critically injured. Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned the attack, saying on Twitter that a massive tragedy had been successfully averted by police and others. By the grace of Almighty, 02 Suicide Bombers stopped on entrance of Church in #Quetta. LEAs took 16 mins to complete the op. CCPO & DC #Quetta along with IG Police #Balochistan lead the operation from forefront. — Sarfraz Bugti (@PakSarfrazbugti) December 17, 2017 × Quetta is the provincial capital and the largest city of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Pakistan: 8 killed in suicide attack on Quetta church

A<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/roadside-blast-kills-five-in-quetta-22584">&nbsp;Pakistani&nbsp;Taliban&nbsp;suicide&nbsp;bomber&nbsp;rammed a car into a&nbsp;police truck</a>&nbsp;in the southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least seven people,&nbsp;police&nbsp;said.

The attack killed five&nbsp;police&nbsp;officials and two passers-by on the outskirts of the volatile frontier city, Quetta&nbsp;police&nbsp;chief Abdur Razzaq Cheema said. He said another 22 people were wounded, eight of them critically.

Sarfraz Bugti, the home minister of Baluchistan province, told Reuters: &quot;It was a&nbsp;suicide&nbsp;blast.&quot; Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan province and lies about 100 km (60 miles) east of the border with Afghanistan.

Bugti said the&nbsp;truck&nbsp;carrying the&nbsp;police&nbsp;officials was on its way to the city to drop them at their posts when the&nbsp;suicide&nbsp;bomber&nbsp;rammed into the vehicle, ripping it apart. Television pictures showed the burnt wreckage of the vehicles.

The&nbsp;Pakistani&nbsp;Taliban, an umbrella of various militant groups within Pakistan and loosely allied to the Afghan&nbsp;Taliban, issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack.

Baluchistan province has long been the scene of an insurgency by separatists fighting against the state to demand more of a share of the gas- and mineral-rich region&#39;s resources. They also accuse the central government of discrimination.

The&nbsp;Taliban, Sunni Islam militants and sectarian groups linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State group also operate in the strategically important region, which borders Iran as well as Afghanistan.

The violence has fuelled concern about security for projects in the $57 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor, a transport and energy link planned to run from western China to Pakistan&rsquo;s southern deep-water port of Gwadar.

A&nbsp;suicide&nbsp;bombing claimed by Islamic State at a Sufi shrine earlier this month killed 22 people and wounded more than 30.

Ayub Qureshi, the provincial&nbsp;police&nbsp;chief, said a counter-terrorism&nbsp;police&nbsp;officer was also shot and killed in another part of Quetta on Wednesday at the time when authorities were dealing with the suicide&nbsp;bombing.

No one has claimed that shooting.

The attack killed five?police?officials and two passers-by on the outskirts of the volatile frontier city, Quetta?police?chief Abdur Razzaq Cheema said. He said another 22 people were wounded, eight of them critically

A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car into a police truck in the southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, police said. The attack killed five police officials and two passers-by on the outskirts of the volatile frontier city, Quetta police chief Abdur Razzaq Cheema said. He said another 22 people were wounded, eight of them critically. Sarfraz Bugti, the home minister of Baluchistan province, told Reuters: "It was a suicide blast." Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan province and lies about 100 km (60 miles) east of the border with Afghanistan. Bugti said the truck carrying the police officials was on its way to the city to drop them at their posts when the suicide bomber rammed into the vehicle, ripping it apart. Television pictures showed the burnt wreckage of the vehicles. The Pakistani Taliban, an umbrella of various militant groups within Pakistan and loosely allied to the Afghan Taliban, issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack. Baluchistan province has long been the scene of an insurgency by separatists fighting against the state to demand more of a share of the gas- and mineral-rich region's resources. They also accuse the central government of discrimination. The Taliban, Sunni Islam militants and sectarian groups linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State group also operate in the strategically important region, which borders Iran as well as Afghanistan. The violence has fuelled concern about security for projects in the $57 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor, a transport and energy link planned to run from western China to Pakistan’s southern deep-water port of Gwadar. A suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State at a Sufi shrine earlier this month killed 22 people and wounded more than 30. Ayub Qureshi, the provincial police chief, said a counter-terrorism police officer was also shot and killed in another part of Quetta on Wednesday at the time when authorities were dealing with the suicide bombing. No one has claimed that shooting.

Pakistan: Taliban suicide bomber rams car into police truck, 7 dead

Four RSS workers were injured after some unknown persons hurled a crude bomb at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh office near Nadapuram in Kerala, police said.

The incident occurred at Kallachi around 8:30 pm IST. The injured have been identified as Babu, Vineesh, Sudhir and Sunil, they said.

While Babu and Vineesh, who suffered severe injuries in the abdomen and legs, have been admitted to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital (KMCH), the other two have been taken to a private hospital, a senior police official said.

Investigation is underway to ascertain the motive behind the attack, he said.

The attack took place hours after an RSS functionary in Madhya Pradesh announced a One crore rupees ($149,577) bounty for beheading Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Kundan Chandravat, &#39;Sah Prachar Pramukh&#39; of RSS in Madhya Pradesh&#39;s Ujjain, announced the reward to avenge the killing of its workers in Kerala, allegedly by CPI-M workers.

&quot;The Kerala Chief Minister is killing our RSS workers who want to take this country forward. I will pay Rs one crore to anyone who beheads him even if I have to sell my house,&quot; Chandravat was seen saying in a video, which has gone viral.

The RSS, however, distanced itself from Chandravat&#39;s remarks.

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Four RSS workers were injured after some unknown persons hurled a crude bomb at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh office near Nadapuram in Kerala, police said. The incident occurred at Kallachi around 8:30 pm IST. The injured have been identified as Babu, Vineesh, Sudhir and Sunil, they said. While Babu and Vineesh, who suffered severe injuries in the abdomen and legs, have been admitted to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital (KMCH), the other two have been taken to a private hospital, a senior police official said. Investigation is underway to ascertain the motive behind the attack, he said. The attack took place hours after an RSS functionary in Madhya Pradesh announced a One crore rupees ($149,577) bounty for beheading Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Kundan Chandravat, 'Sah Prachar Pramukh' of RSS in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, announced the reward to avenge the killing of its workers in Kerala, allegedly by CPI-M workers. "The Kerala Chief Minister is killing our RSS workers who want to take this country forward. I will pay Rs one crore to anyone who beheads him even if I have to sell my house," Chandravat was seen saying in a video, which has gone viral. The RSS, however, distanced itself from Chandravat's remarks. Since last 8 months when Communist Govt came to power in Kerala, there have been continuous attacks on RSS ppl: RSS supporter Virag Pachpor pic.twitter.com/BL29xbkW5a — ANI (@ANI_news) March 3, 2017 × Centre Govt needs to intervene in this state matter, and restore normalcy:RSS supporter Virag Pachpor on bomb hurled at RSS office in Kerala pic.twitter.com/MdRmXsAdoW — ANI (@ANI_news) March 3, 2017 × (PTI)

India: Bomb hurled at RSS office in Kerala, 4 workers injured

Two people were killed in the northwestern&nbsp;Pakistani city of Peshawar on Wednesday when a bomb exploded near a hospital, local media reported, the latest attack in a new surge in militant violence.

Local Geo and Express TV channels cited police sources saying the bomb went off near the Hayatabad medical complex in Peshawar.

Pakistan&#39;s main opposition leader Imran Khan was due to visit the hospital, but he was unharmed in the explosion, TV channels reported.

(WION)

Media reports citing police sources said the bomb went off near the Hayatabad medical complex in Peshawar

Two people were killed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Wednesday when a bomb exploded near a hospital, local media reported, the latest attack in a new surge in militant violence. Local Geo and Express TV channels cited police sources saying the bomb went off near the Hayatabad medical complex in Peshawar. Pakistan's main opposition leader Imran Khan was due to visit the hospital, but he was unharmed in the explosion, TV channels reported. (WION)

Blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city, 2 killed: Report

Four suicide bombers struck Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people and unnerving citizens whose growing sense of security has been shaken by multiple Taliban blasts this week.

The latest assault happened in the north-western city of Peshawar, said police, after a bomber rode a motorcycle into a van carrying several judges which&nbsp;was travelling through an upmarket neighbourhood.

&quot;It was a suicide attack,&quot; senior police official Sajjad Khan said.

Khan said the van driver was killed in the attack, which was claimed by the umbrella group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or Pakistani Taliban).&nbsp;Five people - including at least four judges, three of them female - were injured, he added.

Earlier in the day, two suicide bombers launched an assault on a government compound in the Mohmand tribal region in the north-west, killing five people and wounding seven. One was shot dead before he could detonate the bomb while the other blew himself up at the gate of the compound, local officials said.

Later, police said, another suicide bomber blew himself up when security forces surrounded him during a search operation in the area.&nbsp;Wednesday&#39;s attacks came two days after a powerful suicide bombing rocked the Punjab provincial capital Lahore, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens more.

Also on Monday, two members of a bomb disposal unit were killed in Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan province, when a device they were defusing went off. It was unclear if the Quetta bomb was related to the other attacks.

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, has claimed the attacks in Lahore and Mohmand. Last week the group vowed a fresh wave of assaults on government installations.

Spokesman for both Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and the main TTP warned the attacks would continue.&nbsp;The deadly assaults prompted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to convene a security review with the powerful military chief and senior government officials.

They &quot;reiterated the national resolve of complete physical and ideological annihilation of terrorism and extremism&quot;, according to a statement from the PM&#39;s office.

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Peshawar was hit by suicide attacks including in the restive Balochistan province, unnerving citizens shaken by attacks this week

Four suicide bombers struck Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people and unnerving citizens whose growing sense of security has been shaken by multiple Taliban blasts this week. The latest assault happened in the north-western city of Peshawar, said police, after a bomber rode a motorcycle into a van carrying several judges which was travelling through an upmarket neighbourhood. "It was a suicide attack," senior police official Sajjad Khan said. Khan said the van driver was killed in the attack, which was claimed by the umbrella group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or Pakistani Taliban). Five people - including at least four judges, three of them female - were injured, he added. Earlier in the day, two suicide bombers launched an assault on a government compound in the Mohmand tribal region in the north-west, killing five people and wounding seven. One was shot dead before he could detonate the bomb while the other blew himself up at the gate of the compound, local officials said. Later, police said, another suicide bomber blew himself up when security forces surrounded him during a search operation in the area. Wednesday's attacks came two days after a powerful suicide bombing rocked the Punjab provincial capital Lahore, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens more. Also on Monday, two members of a bomb disposal unit were killed in Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan province, when a device they were defusing went off. It was unclear if the Quetta bomb was related to the other attacks. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, has claimed the attacks in Lahore and Mohmand. Last week the group vowed a fresh wave of assaults on government installations. Spokesman for both Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and the main TTP warned the attacks would continue. The deadly assaults prompted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to convene a security review with the powerful military chief and senior government officials. They "reiterated the national resolve of complete physical and ideological annihilation of terrorism and extremism", according to a statement from the PM's office. (AFP)

Suicide bombers strike Pakistan, 6 killed

The bomb that exploded in New York wounding 29 people was an act of terrorism but has no apparent international link, the state governor said on Sunday. 
 
&quot;A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism, but it&#39;s not linked to international terrorism. In other words, we find no ISIS connection, et cetera,&quot; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said,&nbsp;in reference to the Islamic State extremist group based in Iraq and Syria, reported AFP. 
 
The explosion in the Chealsea neighbourhood of Manhattan on Saturday evening, left the city on high alert.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;Early indications are that this was an intentional act,&quot; mayor Bill de Blasio had earlier said at a press conference. But he was not sure it had &quot;a terror connection&quot;. 
 
Meanwhile, local news reports added that a second device -- which looked like a &quot;pressurised cooker&quot; -- had been found four blocks from the first blast site. &nbsp; 
 
And Reuters reported an official as saying that the Joint Terrorism Task Force, an inter-agency group of federal, state and local officials, was called to investigate the Chelsea blast, suggesting authorities have not ruled out the possibility of a terror connection.
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Fire department commissioner Daniel Nigro said 24 people had been admitted to hospital with scrapes and bruises recieved from glass and metal. CNN reported that one of the victims was believed to be critical. &nbsp; 
 
Reports said law enforcement officials believed the explosion took place in a dumpster, but would not say what might have caused it.&nbsp; 
 
CNN reported officials as saying they believed it was an improvised explosive device or IED.&nbsp; 
 
New York city police department deputy commissioner J Peter Donald tweeted that the blast occured at about 8.30 pm between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue on 23rd Street and that several injured were transported to an area hospital.&nbsp; 
 
Police issued a notice asking motorists to avoid the area and that they should &quot;expect extensive traffic delays and emergency personnel in the area of 23rd Street and 7th Avenue.&quot; 
 
The blast happened outside the Associated Blinding Housing facility at 135 W. 23rd Street. Hundreds were seen fleeing the area in panic after the blast. &nbsp; 
 
Tsi Tsi Mallett, who was driving along 23rd Street when the explosion took place, told Reuters, &quot;It was really loud, it hurt my eardrums. My 10-year-old boy was sat in the back seat of the car, and the explosion blew the back window out.&quot; Reuters reported her son was not injured.&nbsp; 
 
Neha Jain, who lives in the neighbourhood, told Reuters she was sitting in her room watching a movie when she suddenly heard a huge boom and everything shook. 
 
&quot;Pictures on my wall fell, the window curtain came flying as if there was a big gush of wind. Then we could smell smoke. Went downstairs to see what happened and firemen immediately told us to go back.&quot; 
 
This was the second explosion that took place on Saturday, the first one being at New Jersey&#39;s Seaside Park, when a pipe bomb in a trash can exploded along the route of a charity race to benefit military veterans.&nbsp; 
 
(WION with inputs from agencies)

At least 29 people were injured in the explosion in Manhattan. Mayor Bill de Blasio had said the blast was 'intentional'

The bomb that exploded in New York wounding 29 people was an act of terrorism but has no apparent international link, the state governor said on Sunday. "A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism, but it's not linked to international terrorism. In other words, we find no ISIS connection, et cetera," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said, in reference to the Islamic State extremist group based in Iraq and Syria, reported AFP. The explosion in the Chealsea neighbourhood of Manhattan on Saturday evening, left the city on high alert. "Early indications are that this was an intentional act," mayor Bill de Blasio had earlier said at a press conference. But he was not sure it had "a terror connection". Meanwhile, local news reports added that a second device -- which looked like a "pressurised cooker" -- had been found four blocks from the first blast site. And Reuters reported an official as saying that the Joint Terrorism Task Force, an inter-agency group of federal, state and local officials, was called to investigate the Chelsea blast, suggesting authorities have not ruled out the possibility of a terror connection. Manhattan *IED Explosion* W 23 St & 7th Ave. Photo By: @itaycohai video by: @itaycohai pic.twitter.com/spaIg1uCYN — NYCFireWire (@NYCFireWire) September 18, 2016 Fire department commissioner Daniel Nigro said 24 people had been admitted to hospital with scrapes and bruises recieved from glass and metal. CNN reported that one of the victims was believed to be critical. Reports said law enforcement officials believed the explosion took place in a dumpster, but would not say what might have caused it. CNN reported officials as saying they believed it was an improvised explosive device or IED. New York city police department deputy commissioner J Peter Donald tweeted that the blast occured at about 8.30 pm between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue on 23rd Street and that several injured were transported to an area hospital. Police issued a notice asking motorists to avoid the area and that they should "expect extensive traffic delays and emergency personnel in the area of 23rd Street and 7th Avenue." The blast happened outside the Associated Blinding Housing facility at 135 W. 23rd Street. Hundreds were seen fleeing the area in panic after the blast. Tsi Tsi Mallett, who was driving along 23rd Street when the explosion took place, told Reuters, "It was really loud, it hurt my eardrums. My 10-year-old boy was sat in the back seat of the car, and the explosion blew the back window out." Reuters reported her son was not injured. Neha Jain, who lives in the neighbourhood, told Reuters she was sitting in her room watching a movie when she suddenly heard a huge boom and everything shook. "Pictures on my wall fell, the window curtain came flying as if there was a big gush of wind. Then we could smell smoke. Went downstairs to see what happened and firemen immediately told us to go back." This was the second explosion that took place on Saturday, the first one being at New Jersey's Seaside Park, when a pipe bomb in a trash can exploded along the route of a charity race to benefit military veterans. (WION with inputs from agencies)

New York blast an act of terrorism but no international link: State governor

At least 10 people died and 60 were injured when a blast rocked a market area in southern Philippines&#39; biggest city of Davao, authorities said.&nbsp; 
 
The explosion occurred just before 11:00 pm (1500 GMT) close to one of the city&#39;s top hotels.&nbsp; 
 
The vice mayor has confirmed there were at least 10 people dead and has asked residents to stay indoors.&nbsp; 
 
Islamic militants and communist rebels have allegedly carried out the attack. The authorities have however stressed that it&#39;s too early to determine the cause.&nbsp; 
 
&ldquo;There was an explosion but, as to what caused it, it is still under investigation,&quot; city spokeswoman Catherine dela Rey said. 
 
&quot;Right now, we cannot yet give definite answer to questions as to who is behind this as we are also trying to determine what really exploded,&quot; the president&#39;s son and Davao vice mayor, Paolo Duterte, said in a statement. 
 
The Communist Party of the Philippines since 1968 has waged an armed struggle, fighting Asia&#39;s longest-running Muslim insurgencies that has claimed more than 120,000 lives. The communist rebels maintain a considerable presence in rural areas surrounding Davao. 
 
President Rodrigo Duterte has been widely praised for bringing peace to the city with his stringent security policies.&nbsp; 
 
Duterte has in recent weeks pursued peace talks with the two main Muslim rebel groups. Its leaders have said they want to broker a lasting peace. 
 
Duterte has also ordered an offensive against Abu Sayyaf -- a rebel group that has declared allegiance to the Islamic State and has vowed to keep on fighting.&nbsp; 
 
(WION with input from agencies)

'The cause of the explosion is still under investigation,' said Davao's spokeswoman

At least 10 people died and 60 were injured when a blast rocked a market area in southern Philippines' biggest city of Davao, authorities said. The explosion occurred just before 11:00 pm (1500 GMT) close to one of the city's top hotels. The vice mayor has confirmed there were at least 10 people dead and has asked residents to stay indoors. Islamic militants and communist rebels have allegedly carried out the attack. The authorities have however stressed that it's too early to determine the cause. “There was an explosion but, as to what caused it, it is still under investigation," city spokeswoman Catherine dela Rey said. "Right now, we cannot yet give definite answer to questions as to who is behind this as we are also trying to determine what really exploded," the president's son and Davao vice mayor, Paolo Duterte, said in a statement. The Communist Party of the Philippines since 1968 has waged an armed struggle, fighting Asia's longest-running Muslim insurgencies that has claimed more than 120,000 lives. The communist rebels maintain a considerable presence in rural areas surrounding Davao. President Rodrigo Duterte has been widely praised for bringing peace to the city with his stringent security policies. Duterte has in recent weeks pursued peace talks with the two main Muslim rebel groups. Its leaders have said they want to broker a lasting peace. Duterte has also ordered an offensive against Abu Sayyaf -- a rebel group that has declared allegiance to the Islamic State and has vowed to keep on fighting. (WION with input from agencies)

At least 10 dead, 60 injured as blasts rock market area in southern Philippines

An explosion went off around 200 metres (220 yards) from a reception centre for migrants in a town close to Nuremberg, Germany on Wednesday, German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk said, adding that it was not yet known whether there were any casualties. 
 
The broadcaster said on its website that a suitcase filled with aerosols was detonated in Zirndorf, saying it was not known who was behind the explosion. It had earlier reported that the explosion took place near a migration office. 
 
Bayerischer Rundfunk cited police as saying witnesses had reported hearing a loud bang before finding a burning suitcase in an allotment garden. 
 
Police could not immediately be reached for comment. 
 
Television images showed police standing near a partially destroyed suitcase lying in a small alley. 
 
(Reuters) 
 
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German broadcaster said a suitcase filled with aerosols was detonated in Zirndorf, saying it was not known who was behind the explosion

An explosion went off around 200 metres (220 yards) from a reception centre for migrants in a town close to Nuremberg, Germany on Wednesday, German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk said, adding that it was not yet known whether there were any casualties. The broadcaster said on its website that a suitcase filled with aerosols was detonated in Zirndorf, saying it was not known who was behind the explosion. It had earlier reported that the explosion took place near a migration office. Bayerischer Rundfunk cited police as saying witnesses had reported hearing a loud bang before finding a burning suitcase in an allotment garden. Police could not immediately be reached for comment. Television images showed police standing near a partially destroyed suitcase lying in a small alley. (Reuters)

Explosion near migration reception centre in Nuremberg, Germany

A car bomb exploded at a major checkpoint in Thailand&#39;s insurgency-torn south on Tuesday wounding two officers, police said, the latest in a spate of attacks across the Muslim-majority region. 
 
The border area has languished under more than a decade of violence between the Buddhist-majority state and shadowy Muslim rebels seeking greater autonomy for the culturally distinct provinces. 
 
Near-daily shootings and roadside bombs have left more than 6,500 dead since 2004, most of them civilians. 
 
Tuesday&#39;s car bomb, a less frequent form of attack, was the second to strike the region in less than two weeks. 
 
&quot;The bomb was hidden inside a pick-up truck. The suspects drove and parked the truck at the checkpoint before fleeing,&quot; said Lieutenant Colonel Sompong Rongyang, a police officer at the scene in Nong Chik, a district in Pattani province. 
 
&quot;Two policemen sustained injuries and were sent to the hospital,&quot; he said of the attack, which left the vehicle engulfed in flames and sent plumes of smoke streaming into the sky. 
 
Deep South Watch, a Thai NGO that monitors the conflict, said there has been an uptick in violence during the final weeks of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan this year, though the toll is lower than in 2015. 
 
Twenty-two people were killed and 47 injured over the past month, compared to 49 killed and 90 wounded during last year&#39;s Ramadan, according to the watchdog. 
 
Thailand&#39;s military, which seized control of the country in a 2014 coup, has touted efforts to jump-start peace talks with the rebels. 
 
But there has been little progress. 
 
Critics have cast doubt on the junta&#39;s peace bid, pointing to a history of rights violations in the region that have bred a deep mistrust of the military among locals. 
 
Details on the inner workings of the insurgents are scant, as groups in the loose network rarely make public statements or claim responsibility for attacks. 
 
(AFP)

Twenty-two people were killed and 47 injured over the past month. Shootings and roadside bombs have left more than 6,500 dead since 2004, most of them civilians

A car bomb exploded at a major checkpoint in Thailand's insurgency-torn south on Tuesday wounding two officers, police said, the latest in a spate of attacks across the Muslim-majority region. The border area has languished under more than a decade of violence between the Buddhist-majority state and shadowy Muslim rebels seeking greater autonomy for the culturally distinct provinces. Near-daily shootings and roadside bombs have left more than 6,500 dead since 2004, most of them civilians. Tuesday's car bomb, a less frequent form of attack, was the second to strike the region in less than two weeks. "The bomb was hidden inside a pick-up truck. The suspects drove and parked the truck at the checkpoint before fleeing," said Lieutenant Colonel Sompong Rongyang, a police officer at the scene in Nong Chik, a district in Pattani province. "Two policemen sustained injuries and were sent to the hospital," he said of the attack, which left the vehicle engulfed in flames and sent plumes of smoke streaming into the sky. Deep South Watch, a Thai NGO that monitors the conflict, said there has been an uptick in violence during the final weeks of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan this year, though the toll is lower than in 2015. Twenty-two people were killed and 47 injured over the past month, compared to 49 killed and 90 wounded during last year's Ramadan, according to the watchdog. Thailand's military, which seized control of the country in a 2014 coup, has touted efforts to jump-start peace talks with the rebels. But there has been little progress. Critics have cast doubt on the junta's peace bid, pointing to a history of rights violations in the region that have bred a deep mistrust of the military among locals. Details on the inner workings of the insurgents are scant, as groups in the loose network rarely make public statements or claim responsibility for attacks. (AFP)

Car bomb hits checkpoint in rebellious Thai south, two cops hurt

A Bahraini woman died and three children sustained minor injuries when their car was hit by a bomb blast on Thursday that police said was carried out by &quot;terrorists&quot; in southern Bahrain. 
 
Shrapnel hit the car the woman was in, the police said, and security forces were investigating the scene of the attack in the village of East Eker, south of Bahrain&#39;s capital, Manama, according to an interior ministry statement. 
 
&quot;A terrorist act on Thursday claimed the life of a woman and injured three children who were with her in a car that was hit by shrapnel after a bomb exploded,&quot; the director general of Manama&#39;s police directorate was quoted as saying by state media. 
 
Sporadic violence and bomb attacks largely aimed at Bahraini security forces have become the norm since mass, Shi&#39;ite-led pro-democracy protests were put down by the government in 2011. 
 
In July, 2015 two policemen in the Shi&#39;ite village of Sitra were killed in a bomb blast that authorities said involved the use of explosives smuggled from Iran. 
 
Tehran denies interference in Bahrain but openly supports opposition groups seeking greater rights for the Shi&#39;ite majority. 
 
The human rights record of Bahrain has been criticised by the United States, Britain and rights groups. 
 
On Thursday, seven US senators said in a letter to secretary of state John Kerry the United States should be prepared to reconsider arms sales, if a recent crackdown on opposition continues. 
 
In June, authorities closed down the main Shi&#39;ite opposition society, detained a prominent rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab and stripped the spiritual leader of the island&#39;s Shi&#39;ite Muslim majority of his citizenship. 
 
Bahrain, which hosts the United States&#39; Fifth Fleet, is seen by Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdoms as a strategic bulwark against Iranian influence. 
 
(Reuters) 
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Sporadic violence and bomb attacks aimed at security forces have become the norm since Shi'ite-led pro-democracy protests were put down

A Bahraini woman died and three children sustained minor injuries when their car was hit by a bomb blast on Thursday that police said was carried out by "terrorists" in southern Bahrain. Shrapnel hit the car the woman was in, the police said, and security forces were investigating the scene of the attack in the village of East Eker, south of Bahrain's capital, Manama, according to an interior ministry statement. "A terrorist act on Thursday claimed the life of a woman and injured three children who were with her in a car that was hit by shrapnel after a bomb exploded," the director general of Manama's police directorate was quoted as saying by state media. Sporadic violence and bomb attacks largely aimed at Bahraini security forces have become the norm since mass, Shi'ite-led pro-democracy protests were put down by the government in 2011. In July, 2015 two policemen in the Shi'ite village of Sitra were killed in a bomb blast that authorities said involved the use of explosives smuggled from Iran. Tehran denies interference in Bahrain but openly supports opposition groups seeking greater rights for the Shi'ite majority. The human rights record of Bahrain has been criticised by the United States, Britain and rights groups. On Thursday, seven US senators said in a letter to secretary of state John Kerry the United States should be prepared to reconsider arms sales, if a recent crackdown on opposition continues. In June, authorities closed down the main Shi'ite opposition society, detained a prominent rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab and stripped the spiritual leader of the island's Shi'ite Muslim majority of his citizenship. Bahrain, which hosts the United States' Fifth Fleet, is seen by Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdoms as a strategic bulwark against Iranian influence. (Reuters)

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