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Nightspot attacked in Mombasa

Gunmen attack Mombasa bar

Nightspot attacked in Mombasa

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - The Moi Avenue based Bella Vista Night Club and Restaurant in Mombasa was hit last evening by what has been described as both gunfire and an explosion.

Turkish Airlines hijacker subdued, arrested

Turkish Airlines Hijacking Attempt Foiled

Turkish Airlines hijacker subdued, arrested

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- A man claiming to have a bomb tried to enter the cockpit of a Turkish Airlines plane about to land in Istanbul, Turkey, but was tackled by passengers and taken into ...

Bomb found near popular tourist market in Yongon

Myanmar

Bomb found near popular tourist market in Yongon

YANGON, Myanmar — Authorities in Myanmar found a bomb hidden near a popular tourist market in Yangon, state media reported Saturday, accusing anti-government groups of trying to instigate ...

Bombing in Central Bangkok kills 1, wounds 10

Bangkok Bombing

Bombing in Central Bangkok kills 1, wounds 10

A bomb has exploded in front of a department store in the Ratchadamri shopping district, killing one person and injuring eight.

3 British Muslims sentenced in trans-Atlantic flights bomb plot

plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners brings at least 20 years in prison

3 British Muslims sentenced in trans-Atlantic flights bomb plot

LONDON — Three British Muslims convicted of participating in a plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners have been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison each.

Massage shoes land airline passenger in jail

Karachi 'shoe bomber' a dud

Massage shoes land airline passenger in jail

By Farhan Bokhari

Was it a terrorist intent on destroying an airplane? Or was it a passenger armed only with battery-powered "massage shoes" to comfort aching feet, who found himself cooling his heels in jail?

Bombs in Silom leave one dead and around 85 wounded

Thailand

Bombs in Silom leave one dead and around 85 wounded

By Luc Citrinot, etn (in Bangkok 10:30 am)

Red Shirts and pro-government supporters at the Silom crossroads, around the Dusit Thani Hotel area, turned tragic tonight as four grenades exploded near the MRT station.

LAN office in Buenos Aires bombed

Argentina

LAN office in Buenos Aires bombed

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A bomb exploded early Tuesday at a Chilean airline office in Buenos Aires, causing moderate damage but no injuries, the airline and government news agencies reported.

Yemen Bombing

4 tourists killed, 3 injured in Yemen bombing

By AP

SAN'A, Yemen — A bomb killed four South Korean tourists and their local guide in Yemen on Sunday, officials said, the latest such attack targeting foreigners visiting this poor Arab country that ...

'Drunk' man aboard Turkish Airlines flight claimed to have bomb

Airline Passengers Overpower Would-be Hijacker

'Drunk' man aboard Turkish Airlines flight claimed to have bomb

By msnbc.msn.com

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A drunken man claiming to have a bomb tried to hijack a Russian-bound Turkish Airlines plane on Wednesday but was quickly overpowered by fellow passengers, officials said. ...

Woman told to repay airline for diversion

Fake Bomb Scare Brings Real $23,000 Fine

Woman told to repay airline for diversion

By upi.com

NEW YORK - A New York judge ordered a disgruntled airline passenger who falsely claimed to have a bomb in her bag to pay JetBlue the cost of making an emergency landing.

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