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{"text": "\" We have information that 126 people have been killed in the explosion inside the military training center , eight special commandoes are among the dead , \" said a senior official in the defense ministry in Kabul , speaking on condition of anonymity . The official said the assault began on Monday morning when the attackers rammed a car full explosives through a military checkpoint and detonated the vehicle inside the campus of the National Directorate of Security ( NDS ) forces training center in Maidan Shahr , the capital of Maidan Wardak province . Two gunmen entered the campus right after the explosion and shot at many Afghan soldiers before being gunned down during the clashes . Defense ministry officials said the Taliban had used U . S . - made armored Humvee vehicles captured from Afghan forces as a car bomb in order to breach the military fortifications . A second source residing in Maidan Wardak province said more than 100 members of National Directorate of Security ( NDS ) were killed in the complex attack . \" I have been in touch with the NDS official in the province and they told me that over 100 members of the NDS were killed in the big explosion , \" the former provincial official said . Sharif Hotak , a member of the provincial council in Maidan Wardak said he saw bodies of 35 Afghan forces in the hospital . \" Many more were killed . Several bodies were transported to Kabul city and many injured were transferred to hospitals in Kabul , \" said Hotak , adding that \" the government was hiding the accurate casualty figures to prevent a further dip in the morale of the Afghan forces . \" \" The explosion was very powerful . The whole building has collapsed , \" he said . Government officials in Maidan Wardak and Kabul declined to comment when asked if they were obscuring the death toll . Two senior officials in the interior ministry said the exact casualty figures were not being disclosed to prevent unrest within the armed forces . \" I have been told not to make the death toll figures public . It is frustrating to hide the facts , \" said a senior interior ministry official in Kabul .", "event": [{"event_type": "Identifying or categorizing", "event_trigger": "saw", "arguments": [{"argument": "he", "role": "Identifier"}, {"argument": "bodies", "role": "IdentifiedObject"}]}]}
{"text": "New York Gov . Andrew Cuomo ( D ) said Sunday that there is “ no evidence of an international terrorism connection ” in the explosion in Chelsea , though he stopped short of saying whoever caused the incident did not want to incite terror . AD “ It depends on your definition of terrorism , ” Cuomo said . “ A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism , but it ’ s not linked to international terrorism . In other words , we find no ISIS connections . ” AD He said later : “ This is the nightmare scenario . ” Not long after the blast , police said they had found another possible explosive device just blocks away . This device appeared to be similar to a pressure cooker and had wiring on it , according to a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation . Pressure cookers were used in the two bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon in 2013 . The bomb squad safely removed the second device , New York police tweeted early Sunday . Police officers , firefighters and other first responders had rushed to the scene of the blast , which closed a major roadway and forced people out of nearby buildings . New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ( D ) said Sunday that the explosion was “ intentional , ” but noted that few details were available because the investigation was in its early stages . “ We know there was a bombing , ” de Blasio said . “ We know it was a very serious incident , but we have a lot more work to do to be able to say what kind of motivation was behind this . ” AD AD He also echoed his comments from Saturday night that there was no specific , credible threat against New York from any terrorist group . The FBI and NYPD are trying to understand what motivation lay behind the blast . “ We will look at individuals . We will look at associations . We will look at social media , ” William Sweeney , Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI New York Field Office , said .", "event": []}
{"text": "“ Until we have that information it is not fair for us to give a conclusion [ as to motivation ] , ” DeBlasio said . “ Let the law enforcement experts draw the conclusions . ” Police Commissioner James O ’ Neill , whose first day in the position was Saturday , told reporters on Sunday that police were still gathering evidence . AD “ We did find some components indicative of an IED … that went off intentionally , ” O ’ Neill said . Late Saturday , police had ruled out natural gas as a possible cause of the blast . AD The New York Police Department ’ s counterterrorism bureau responded to the explosion , along with officials with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives . While O ’ Neill said authorities were still trying to determine what , precisely , exploded , the NYPD counterterrorism bureau posted a photo online earlier Saturday showing what appeared to be a dumpster or garbage container mangled by a blast : Police in New York also reported shortly after 11 p . m . that they had found the “ possible secondary device ” a few blocks away from the Chelsea explosion scene , on 27th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues . Police directed people away from that intersection , and one officer could be heard telling pedestrians that “ there is a possible explosive ” in the area . AD Not long after midnight , police said in a statement that they were asking people in the area of this potential explosive to move away from their windows “ until we clear the suspicious package , ” although officers did not fully evacuate the area . AD According to the Associated Press , the second device was removed with a robot and taken to the department firing range in the Bronx . O ’ Neill said Sunday that two “ very dedicated ” former New York state troopers had responded to the initial report of the blast last night . In a search for other explosives , they had parked their vehicle on 27th Street . Walking down the block , they found the second , unexploded device , O ’ Neill said . AD", "event": [{"event_type": "Identifying or categorizing", "event_trigger": "found", "arguments": [{"argument": "they", "role": "Identifier"}, {"argument": "Chelsea", "role": "Place"}, {"argument": "device", "role": "IdentifiedObject"}]}]}
{"text": "March 20 , 2013 Both brothers went to a firing range in Manchester , N . H . and rented two 9mm handguns , similar to the borrowed Ruger . March 30 , 2013 Tamerlan Tsarnaev also bought a screwdriver and soldering gun from Home Depot in Somerville , April 8 , 2013 Tamerlan bought remote - control car devices from RC Cars in Malden , which prosecutors say are related to the equipment needed by the Tsarnaevs to remotely trigger the bombs . April 13 , 2013 Tamerlan Tsarnaev purchases ammunition from a store in New Hampshire and sends $ 900 in cash through Moneygram to his and Dzhokhar ’ s mother , Zubeidat , through a location in Somerville . April 14 , 2013 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev opens a prepaid cellphone account under the name Jahar Tsarni . He would use this phone while at the Boston Marathon the next day . On the same day , Tamerlan Tsarnaev buys two backpacks at a Target in Watertown that were used to carry the bombs . Federal Public Defender Office April 15 , 2013 At about 2 : 50 p . m . , two homemade pressure - cooker bombs are detonated remotely by the Tsarnaevs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon , killing three and injuring some 260 others . Seventeen people lost limbs . April 15 , 2013 Less than a half hour after the bombs went off , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was seen entering the Whole Foods at Prospect Street in Cambridge and looking over different milk products . He buys a carton of whole milk for $ 3 . 49 , then returns to parked car in the store lot . He enters the passenger side , suggesting another person , possibly Tamerlan Tsarnaev , was at the wheel . Within seconds , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev gets out of the car and exchanges his purchase for a different type of milk . April 26 , 2013 Days later , the FBI recovered a backpack belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , which contained tubes of fireworks . In his dorm room , they also found a receipt for a BB gun , which was recovered from the Watertown shootout scene . US Department of Justice Patricia Wen can be reached at wen @ globe . com . Follow her on Twitter at @ GlobePatty .", "event": []}
{"text": "By MARI YAMAGUCHI , Associated Press TOKYO ( AP ) — Japanese police have arrested a man who admitted to landing a drone with low - level radioactive sand on the roof of the prime minister ' s office to protest the government ' s nuclear energy policy , officials said Saturday . Tokyo metropolitan police said Yasuo Yamamoto , 40 , turned himself in to authorities late Friday in Fukui in western Japan . The small drone found Wednesday had traces of radiation and triggered fears of potential terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial devices , the prime ministers ' office has said . The infiltration at Japan ' s political headquarters has also raised questions over the level of security there . No one was injured and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was traveling at the time of the incident . Police said Yamamoto was arrested on suspicion of flying the drone and obstructing duties at the prime minister ' s office . He has not been indicted and faces further questioning . Public broadcaster NHK said police quoted the unemployed man as saying he did it to protest the government ' s nuclear energy policy . Fukui is home to about a quarter of Japan ' s 48 reactors , which are currently all offline following the 2011 tsunami - triggered Fukushima plant disaster . Abe ' s administration wants to restart as many of the idled plants as possible . The drone was carrying a small camera and a plastic bottle containing what police suspect was the source of radioactive cesium , levels of which were too low to affect humans or the environment . The suspect said he used the sand from an unspecified location in Fukushima , where radiation levels are still high due to fallouts from the Fukushima Dai - ichi meltdowns , NHK said . The government has set up a task force to work on regulations for the use of small drones while ensuring the security of key government facilities . Drones have become increasingly popular in Japan for industrial , service and entertainment use . At a meeting Friday , task force members cautioned against excessive restrictions on the emerging market for drones .", "event": []}
{"text": "On 27 August 1975 a Provisional IRA bomb exploded without warning at the Caterham Arms public house in Caterham , Surrey , England . There were no fatalities but 33 people were injured , some severely . Two off - duty soldiers lost their legs as a result of the bombing . == Background == In February 1975 the Provisional Irish Republican Army agreed to a truce and ceasefire with the British government and the Northern Ireland Office . Seven \" incident centres \" were established in Irish nationalist areas in Northern Ireland to monitor the ceasefire and the activity of the security forces . Before the truce , the IRA active service unit ( ASU ) later dubbed the Balcombe Street Gang ( due to the December 1975 Balcombe Street siege ) had been carrying out bomb and gun attacks in Southern England since autumn 1974 , mostly in and around London . Their last previous attack was an assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Edward Heath but he was not home when the attackers threw a bomb into his bedroom window on 22 December 1974 . == The bombing == The Balcombe Street Gang planted a time bomb in the Caterham Arms public house in Caterham , Surrey . The IRA unit placed the 7lb bomb in a duffel bag under a seat . There was no warning and the bomb exploded at 9 : 20 , injuring 23 civilians and 10 off - duty soldiers . The pub was used by members of the Welsh Guards who were based at the barracks nearby . Some of the injuries were very serious , with at least three soldiers losing limbs . The blast blew the roof off the pub in the process . This attack marked the start of a renewed bombing campaign ( Phase Two ) in England and the end of the truce with the British Government . The next day , the same IRA unit exploded a bomb in Oxford Street , injuring several people . == Aftermath ==", "event": []}
{"text": "New York Gov . Andrew Cuomo ( D ) said Sunday that there is “ no evidence of an international terrorism connection ” in the explosion in Chelsea , though he stopped short of saying whoever caused the incident did not want to incite terror . AD “ It depends on your definition of terrorism , ” Cuomo said . “ A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of terrorism , but it ’ s not linked to international terrorism . In other words , we find no ISIS connections . ” AD He said later : “ This is the nightmare scenario . ” Not long after the blast , police said they had found another possible explosive device just blocks away . This device appeared to be similar to a pressure cooker and had wiring on it , according to a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation . Pressure cookers were used in the two bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon in 2013 . The bomb squad safely removed the second device , New York police tweeted early Sunday . Police officers , firefighters and other first responders had rushed to the scene of the blast , which closed a major roadway and forced people out of nearby buildings . New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ( D ) said Sunday that the explosion was “ intentional , ” but noted that few details were available because the investigation was in its early stages . “ We know there was a bombing , ” de Blasio said . “ We know it was a very serious incident , but we have a lot more work to do to be able to say what kind of motivation was behind this . ” AD AD He also echoed his comments from Saturday night that there was no specific , credible threat against New York from any terrorist group . The FBI and NYPD are trying to understand what motivation lay behind the blast . “ We will look at individuals . We will look at associations . We will look at social media , ” William Sweeney , Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI New York Field Office , said .", "event": []}
{"text": "March 20 , 2013 Both brothers went to a firing range in Manchester , N . H . and rented two 9mm handguns , similar to the borrowed Ruger . March 30 , 2013 Tamerlan Tsarnaev also bought a screwdriver and soldering gun from Home Depot in Somerville , April 8 , 2013 Tamerlan bought remote - control car devices from RC Cars in Malden , which prosecutors say are related to the equipment needed by the Tsarnaevs to remotely trigger the bombs . April 13 , 2013 Tamerlan Tsarnaev purchases ammunition from a store in New Hampshire and sends $ 900 in cash through Moneygram to his and Dzhokhar ’ s mother , Zubeidat , through a location in Somerville . April 14 , 2013 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev opens a prepaid cellphone account under the name Jahar Tsarni . He would use this phone while at the Boston Marathon the next day . On the same day , Tamerlan Tsarnaev buys two backpacks at a Target in Watertown that were used to carry the bombs . Federal Public Defender Office April 15 , 2013 At about 2 : 50 p . m . , two homemade pressure - cooker bombs are detonated remotely by the Tsarnaevs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon , killing three and injuring some 260 others . Seventeen people lost limbs . April 15 , 2013 Less than a half hour after the bombs went off , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was seen entering the Whole Foods at Prospect Street in Cambridge and looking over different milk products . He buys a carton of whole milk for $ 3 . 49 , then returns to parked car in the store lot . He enters the passenger side , suggesting another person , possibly Tamerlan Tsarnaev , was at the wheel . Within seconds , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev gets out of the car and exchanges his purchase for a different type of milk . April 26 , 2013 Days later , the FBI recovered a backpack belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , which contained tubes of fireworks . In his dorm room , they also found a receipt for a BB gun , which was recovered from the Watertown shootout scene . US Department of Justice Patricia Wen can be reached at wen @ globe . com . Follow her on Twitter at @ GlobePatty .", "event": []}
{"text": "== The bombing == The Balcombe Street Gang planted a time bomb in the Caterham Arms public house in Caterham , Surrey . The IRA unit placed the 7lb bomb in a duffel bag under a seat . There was no warning and the bomb exploded at 9 : 20 , injuring 23 civilians and 10 off - duty soldiers . The pub was used by members of the Welsh Guards who were based at the barracks nearby . Some of the injuries were very serious , with at least three soldiers losing limbs . The blast blew the roof off the pub in the process . This attack marked the start of a renewed bombing campaign ( Phase Two ) in England and the end of the truce with the British Government . The next day , the same IRA unit exploded a bomb in Oxford Street , injuring several people . == Aftermath == One of the police officers in charge of the investigation into the bombing described it as a \" carbon copy \" of the Guildford pub bombings in October 1974 for which four people were already serving their sentences . The cell ' s campaign would continue until December 1975 when they were caught at the siege of Balcombe Street . The unit would eventually end up planting close to 50 bombs in London and elsewhere in southern England and carrying out several shootings which , along with the bombings , caused the deaths of nearly 20 people , injured hundreds and caused millions of pounds worth of damage to property . == See also == * Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions ( 1970 – 79 ) == References ==", "event": []}
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