Tag: Terrorist attack

• Saturday, March 16th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  Brenton Tarrant described himself as just an “ordinary white man” born to a working class, low income family

  

  A one-time gym trainer from rural Australia who became steeped in neo-fascist ideology during travels in Europe, Brenton Tarrant described himself as an “ordinary white man” - until he became anything but ordinary.

• Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 10:02 UTC

  Bomb blast in downtown Santiago de Chile injures five people

  

  A blast at a bus stop that wounded five people in the centre of the Chilean capital on Friday was described as a “terrorist act” by the government. A Venezuelan couple was hospitalized with facial and leg injuries after handling a package containing the device at the bus stop on the busy Vicuna Mackenna Avenue, authorities said.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2018 - 12:49 UTC

  British tourists should not be afraid visiting Argentina, minister tells UK

  

  Argentine Security minister Patricia Bullrich rejected the UK's latest report on security in Argentina arguing there are “no reason for a change of the country's status” regarding possible terrorist attacks during the coming G20 leaders summit, scheduled to be hosted at the end of the month in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  US ex presidents, prominent Democrats and CNN targets with explosive devices

  

  Suspected explosive devices were sent to former United States president Barack Obama, defeated presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, New York governor Andres Cuomo and to a building housing CNN's New York bureau, less than 24 hours apart and less than two weeks before key US midterm elections, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

• Monday, September 24th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  Iran blames US for terrorist attack; “look at the mirror” replies ambassador Nikki Haley

  

  The US ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed Iran's assertion that Washington and its Gulf allies are to blame for a deadly attack at a military parade and says Tehran should look closer to home. Before leaving for the United Nations on Sunday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused other countries, including the US, of provoking the attack killed 25 people and wounded 60 on Saturday.