{"text": "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 . A senior NDS official in Kabul said at least 50 people were killed or wounded in the complex attack . Abdurrahman Mangal , spokesman for the provincial governor in Maidan Wardak said 12 people were killed and 12 were injured when the car bomb exploded near the Afghan special forces unit .", "event": []}
{"text": "On Sunday , Cuomo said the “ bombs ” in Chelsea “ appear to be different ” from those discovered earlier in the day in New Jersey , though the devices from both states were being shipped to the FBI lab in Quantico for further assessment . He said the devices in New Jersey were “ pipe bombs , ” and those in Chelsea were not . Cuomo said agents in New York were in touch with those in New Jersey . AD Cuomo said officials “ have no reason to believe at this time that there is any further immediate threat , ” though the National Guard and the New York State Police were deploying an additional 1 , 000 personnel to bus terminals , airports and subways “ just to err on the side of caution . ” AD Cuomo said the blast in Chelsea “ caused significant property damage , ” though he a nearby subway station was structurally safe . He said law enforcement would work diligently to identify and locate those responsible . “ Whoever placed these bombs , we will find , and they will be brought to justice , ” Cuomo said . The explosion in the area of 23rd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues occurred about 8 : 30 p . m . police said . Several of those injured were brought to area hospitals , Donald , the police spokesman , posted on Twitter . AD All victims were treated and released by Sunday morning , Cuomo said . A spokeswoman for Lenox Health Greenwich Village , which treated nine of the victims , said patients were treated for minor injuries that included lacerations to the head and body . Other hospitals declined to provide specifics about the extent of patients ’ injuries from the explosion . AD Photos and accounts posted on social media Saturday night showed large crowds — as well as a large law enforcement presence — in the area near where the explosion occurred . Soleil Filomena , 64 , was leaving a convenience store at Seventh Avenue and 23rd Street when she heard the explosion . “ It was so loud it just went through my whole body , ” she said . “ People started running up 23rd Street , and I started running with them . ” AD", "event": []}
{"text": "Thai officials have said the blast was carried out by a people - smuggling gang seeking revenge on Thai authorities for cracking down on their operation . The August 17 blast at the Erawan Shrine - a popular tourist destination - was one of the most deadly acts of violence in Bangkok in decades , and left 20 people dead and more than 120 injured . Of the dead , 14 were tourists . The attack shocked the residents of the capital because of the apparent randomness , which drove home the point that no place is immune to acts of terror . Authorities , however , have declined to call it an act of terrorism out of apparent fear that it would hurt the country ' s huge tourism industry . Police initially appeared at first to be at a loss , but soon claimed success with a series of raids and two arrests . Arrest warrants have been issued for 15 others . The two suspects were brought to the court in handcuffs wearing brown prison garb . Members of the media were not allowed to enter the court and the indictments took place before the two suspects arrived , said defense lawyer Chuchart Kanpai . Doubts about motive Early speculation about the bombing had suggested it might be the work of Uighur separatists who were angry that Thailand in July forcibly repatriated more than 100 Uighurs to China , where it is feared they face persecution . The theory was bolstered by the fact that the Erawan Shrine is popular among Chinese tourists , who figured prominently among the victims of the bombing . But Thai officials reject any political or religious motive , sticking to the theory that it was a revenge for disrupting a human - smuggling gang . Still , skepticism about the police explanation on the shrine attack has abounded because of leaks , contradictions , misstatements and secrecy surrounding the investigation . The two suspects are being tried at a military court on an army base in Bangkok because cases of “ national security ” have been handled by the military since last May , when the army seized power in a coup from an elected government .", "event": []}
{"text": "The August 17 blast at the Erawan Shrine - a popular tourist destination - was one of the most deadly acts of violence in Bangkok in decades , and left 20 people dead and more than 120 injured . Of the dead , 14 were tourists . The attack shocked the residents of the capital because of the apparent randomness , which drove home the point that no place is immune to acts of terror . Authorities , however , have declined to call it an act of terrorism out of apparent fear that it would hurt the country ' s huge tourism industry . Police initially appeared at first to be at a loss , but soon claimed success with a series of raids and two arrests . Arrest warrants have been issued for 15 others . The two suspects were brought to the court in handcuffs wearing brown prison garb . Members of the media were not allowed to enter the court and the indictments took place before the two suspects arrived , said defense lawyer Chuchart Kanpai . Doubts about motive Early speculation about the bombing had suggested it might be the work of Uighur separatists who were angry that Thailand in July forcibly repatriated more than 100 Uighurs to China , where it is feared they face persecution . The theory was bolstered by the fact that the Erawan Shrine is popular among Chinese tourists , who figured prominently among the victims of the bombing . But Thai officials reject any political or religious motive , sticking to the theory that it was a revenge for disrupting a human - smuggling gang . Still , skepticism about the police explanation on the shrine attack has abounded because of leaks , contradictions , misstatements and secrecy surrounding the investigation . The two suspects are being tried at a military court on an army base in Bangkok because cases of “ national security ” have been handled by the military since last May , when the army seized power in a coup from an elected government . Former National Police Chief Somyot Poomphanmuang said before his retirement in September that the case against the two suspects was supported by closed - circuit television footage , witnesses , DNA matching and physical evidence , in addition to their confessions .", "event": []}
{"text": "Early speculation about the bombing had suggested it might be the work of Uighur separatists who were angry that Thailand in July forcibly repatriated more than 100 Uighurs to China , where it is feared they face persecution . The theory was bolstered by the fact that the Erawan Shrine is popular among Chinese tourists , who figured prominently among the victims of the bombing . But Thai officials reject any political or religious motive , sticking to the theory that it was a revenge for disrupting a human - smuggling gang . Still , skepticism about the police explanation on the shrine attack has abounded because of leaks , contradictions , misstatements and secrecy surrounding the investigation . The two suspects are being tried at a military court on an army base in Bangkok because cases of “ national security ” have been handled by the military since last May , when the army seized power in a coup from an elected government . Former National Police Chief Somyot Poomphanmuang said before his retirement in September that the case against the two suspects was supported by closed - circuit television footage , witnesses , DNA matching and physical evidence , in addition to their confessions . Security camera footage from the Erawan Shrine showed a man wearing a yellow T - shirt who sat down on a bench at the outdoor shrine , took off a black backpack and then left it behind as he stood up and walked away . Time stamps on closed circuit TV footage showed he left the shrine just minutes before the blast occurred , during evening rush hour as the area in central Bangkok was filled with people . Police believe that Bilal is the yellow - shirted man who planted the bomb and Yusufu is believed to have detonated the bomb . Bilal , was initially identified as Adem Karadag , which was the name on a fake Turkish passport in his possession when he was arrested Aug . 29 . He was arrested at one of two apartments police raided on the outskirts of Bangkok . Yusufu was arrested Sept . 1 near the Thai - Cambodia border , carrying a Chinese passport indicating he was from Xinjiang . Police said his DNA and fingerprints were found in both raided apartments , including on a container of gunpowder .", "event": []}
{"text": "On 17 September 2019 , two suicide bombings killed over 48 people in Charikar and Kabul , Afghanistan . The first attack occurred at a rally for president Ashraf Ghani which killed over 26 and wounded over 42 . Ghani was unharmed in the incident . The second bombing occurred in Kabul near the US embassy . In this incident 22 were killed and another 38 were injured in the explosion . Children and women are among the dead and wounded in both attacks , also multiple soldiers were killed . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks , and said they will commit more attacks to discourage people from voting in the upcoming presidential elections . == Attacks == === Charikar === The attack took place in Charikar , at a police training ground . At the time , Afghan president Ashraf Ghani was holding a political rally at the site , attended by thousands of people . A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle drove into a crowd near a security checkpoint and detonated his explosives . 26 people and the bomber were killed , and 42 others injured . Women and children were among the victims of the attack . President Ghani was unharmed in the attack , remaining protected by a secure compound about half a mile from the site of the blast . === Kabul === A few hours after the first attack , a second suicide bombing took place in Massoud Square near the Kabul Green Zone , in an area where several government buildings , the US embassy and NATO headquarters , are located . 22 people were killed in this attack and 38 injured . == Responsibility == The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks , and stated that the attacks were aimed at disrupting the Afghan presidential election , scheduled to take place on September 28 . == References ==", "event": []}