Libyan barracks hit by car bomb

A car bomb at a barracks leaves at least five soldiers dead in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, medical sources say.

Intelligence suggests a bomb may have brought down the Russian airliner over Sinai desert killing 224 people, US and UK officials say.

At least 20 people have died in a suicide bomb attack at a fish market in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, eyewitnesses tell the BBC.

Residents in Zanzibar were in a state of panic after three explosions hit different places in Unguja Island. The police have confirmed the incidents.

Two blasts have rocked the outskirts of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, with casualties reported, officials say.

A car bomb kills an MP and injures another in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as the government hosts a security conference.

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Bomb blasts hit Zanzibar cathedral and tourist bar
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Zanzibar — Two homemade bombs exploded Monday on the popular Indian Ocean tourist island of Zanzibar, but with no casualties, police said, in the latest in a series of attacks. "Investigations are ongoing to find out details of the blasts and the motive ...
Bombs target church, restaurant in ZanzibarChicago Tribune
Bomb Blasts at Zanzibar Cathedral and Tourist BarNew Tang Dynasty Television

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A large car bomb explodes outside police headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo, killing four people and wounding 51, officials say.

Two car bombs have exploded outside a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, with reports of deaths.