Saturday

October 29, 2016

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sectarianism in Pakistan

Five people are killed and several other civilians injured as armed terrorists, targeting Shia Muslims, open fire on participants of a Majlis at a home in the Nazimabad district of Karachi, Pakistan. (Samaa TV) (The Express Tribune)

Boko Haram insurgency

Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill at least eight people in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. (AP)

Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

Two prisons in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, are bombed by Saudi Arabian jets, leaving at least 60 dead. (Reuters) (AP via The New York Times) (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Rain and flooding in Egypt kills at least 18 people. (Naharnet)