An Egyptian militant group has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s car-bomb attack that targeted Egypt’s deputy prosecutor-general. The bombing struck in an eastern Cairo suburb shortly after deputy prosecutor-general Zakaria Abdel-Aziz’s convoy drove by. The official and his entourage were unhurt in the attack, but a passerby was injured. In a ...
An Afghan air force strike killed five soldiers and a police officer in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, the latest in a series of so-called “friendly fire” incidents. Afghan helicopters “mistakenly” bombed their own forces after calling in air support as they battled the Taliban in the Kensk area ...
