Quito says security operations within prisons may have led to car bombs
Some 57 prison guards and police were being held hostage at six prisons throughout the country, the SNAI prison authority said.
Fri Sep 01 2023
Car bombs kill at least 10, level houses in central Somalia
Two car bombs were detonated by al Shabaab militants in central Somalia's Hiraan region.
Wed Jan 04 2023
Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection killed at least 100, president says
The two car bombs exploded at Somalia's education ministry next to a busy market intersection killed at least 100 people and wounded 300.
Mon Oct 31 2022
Bombs kill at least 17 people in Somali capital Mogadishu
Two car bombs killed at least 17 people in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, two weeks after a huge truck bomb killed hundreds of civilians in the city.
Sun Oct 29 2017
Three car bombs hit Damascus, killing a number of people
One of the suicide bombers blew himself up in a square in central Damascus after being encircled by the authorities. The other two car bombs were destroyed by the authorities, state media said.
Sun Jul 02 2017
Suicide bomber in Damascus kills a number of people
The bomber was in one of three car bombs that had been pursued by the authorities.
Sun Jul 02 2017
Car bombs, suicide attack kill 35 in Iraq, hitting Ramadan crowd
Islamic State, the Sunni hardline group that controls parts of Iraq and Syria, claimed all three attacks in statements on its Amaq news agency.
Wed May 31 2017
Triple Baghdad car bomb attacks kill at least 86
Three car bombs in Baghdad, including a huge blast at a market in a Shiite area, killed at least 86 people Wednesday, the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital this year.
Wed May 11 2016
Baghdad blasts in Shiite areas kill at least 33
A wave of car bombs struck Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 33 people, security and medical officials said.
Sat Nov 08 2014
Deadly clashes as Egyptians mark uprising
At least 29 people are killed on the anniversary of the Egyptian uprising, as more car bombs explode outside police buildings.
Sun Jan 26 2014
Baghdad bomb blasts 'kill 16'
Five car bombs struck across several neighbourhoods in Baghdad on Monday killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 40 others, security and medical officials said.
Mon Jan 20 2014
Car bombs at Lebanon mosques kill 42, wound hundreds
Powerful car bombs exploded Friday outside two Sunni mosques in a Lebanese city killing 42 people and wounding hundreds.
Fri Aug 23 2013
Wave of bombings kills 65 in Baghdad province
Twelve car bombs and a roadside bomb hit the city of Baghdad, while another bomb exploded in Madain to the south of the capital, a police colonel and a medical official said.
Sun Jul 21 2013
Car bombs kill 7 in Baghdad
A series of car bombs targeted Shiite-majority areas of the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 40, security and medical officials said.
Sun Feb 17 2013
29 killed in Iraq car bombs attacks
A spate of car bombs in Iraq, including two blasts minutes apart at a popular bird market, killed at least 29 people on Friday.
Fri Feb 08 2013