Death Toll From Pakistan Hotel Blast Reaches 53 Pakistan's prime minister says the death toll from the huge truck bombing of a luxury hotel in Pakistan's capital has reached about 53. One American citizen has been confirmed dead. The blast on Saturday evening shredded the hotel and triggered a fire that raged for hours through the building.
India Arrests Dozens In Bombings That Killed 45
An obscure Islamic group claimed responsibility for a series of synchronized explosions that killed at least 45 and injured 161 people in western India, warning of "the terror of Death" in an email sent to several television stations minutes before the blasts. The email's subject line said "Await 5 minutes for the revenge of Gujarat," an apparent reference to 2002 riots in the western state which left 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, dead.
ETA has claimed responsibility
for four bombings that struck popular coastal resorts in northern Spain yesterday. The group issued warning calls before the detonations and no casualties were reported. The explosions are considered the beginning of ETA's usual Summer bombing campaign that targets vacation spots as a way to gain attention for its 40 year struggle to win an independent Basque state in northern Spain.
Londoners Mark July 7 Bombings Anniversary
Londoners on Monday marked the third anniversary of the July 7 suicide bombings that killed 52 commuters during a rush-hour attack. Hundreds of commuters and survivors stood silently as Mayor Boris Johnson and others laid flowers outside King's Cross train and subway station at 8:50 a.m. three years after the attacks in 2005.
