Gunmen

Man dies in shooting at Swedish shopping center

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – A man has died and a woman is in hospital after a shooting at a shopping center in Sweden, police say.

18 killed, 14 kidnapped in armed attacks in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Following armed attacks in Zamfara state in Nigeria, 18 people were killed and 14 were kidnapped.

Gunmen kidnap 38 passengers on minibuses in Haiti

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Gang members in Haiti on Friday kidnapped 38 people as they were riding in minibuses out of the capital Port-au-Prince, bound for the south of the country, the head of a drivers’ association said.

Four people killed in shooting at US' Tulsa Medical Center

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – A week after a teenage gunman killed 22 people in a school in Texas, four people have been gunned down in a hospital campus shooting in Oklahoma, US.

Explosion hits oil pipeline in eastern Yemen

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – An oil pipeline in eastern Yemen was blown up and set on fire by unidentified gunmen for the second time in a month.

10 killed in armed attack on military base in Burkina Faso

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – News sources on late Sunday reported that 10 people, including 5 soldiers were killed after gunmen attacked a military base in northern Burkina Faso.

A Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Local sources in Badakhshan province in northern Afghanistan announced that unidentified gunmen killed a Taliban commander in the province on Sunday and wounded his bodyguard.

11 killed in gunmen attack in northern Nigeria

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – At least 11 people were killed by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, a government official said Sunday.

Unidentified gunmen assassinated a PMU commander in Iraq

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA)– A day after assassination of commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit, also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, and his family in Baghdad, unidentified gunmen once again assassinated another commander of Resistance group in Kirkuk.

Gunmen kill, wound two Pakistani policemen: report

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – A policeman was killed and another was seriously injured on Saturday when gunmen attacked Pakistani police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.

Gunmen abduct 5 Chinese gold mine workers in DR Congo

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Congolese government officials reported on Sunday that a police officer was killed and at least five Chinese nationals were abducted.

Nine people killed in gunmen attack in Congo: Report

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Nine people were killed in clashes in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Bukavu early on Wednesday after an incursion by unidentified gunmen, authorities and the army said.

Gunmen kill 11 people in market in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Gunmen suspected of being members of an illegal group have killed 11 people in a raid on a market in northern Nigeria.

Two Pakistani soldiers killed on border with Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Two Pakistani soldiers were killed on Sunday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on the border with Afghanistan.

Gunmen free abducted students in Nigeria: Report

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Gunmen have released students abducted three months ago from a school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger, two parents of students stated on Friday.

60 people kidnapped in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Gunmen have kidnapped at least 60 people in a fresh attack on a community in Zamfara State, an official has said.

A gunman opens fire in a restaurant in Washington DC

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – A gunman has opened fire outside a restaurant in an upscale area of Washington DC, about a mile from the White House on Fri.

140 students kidnapped in northwest Nigeria

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria.

Iraqi intelligence officer assassinated in Baghdad

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – An Iraqi colonel Nibras Abu-Ali lost his life after being assassinated in Baghdad on Mon.

Nigerian govt. confirms 136 children abducted in Niger

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Gunmen abducted 136 students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, a state official said on Wednesday, lower than the estimate of 200 previously offered by the federal government.

Six people killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in Kabul

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Afghanistan’s security officials reported that six people, including four soldiers, have been killed in an armed attack by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul.

Dozens of students abducted in northwest Nigeria

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Gunmen in northwest Nigeria kidnapped around 30 students overnight from a forestry college near a military academy.

7 people killed in terrorist attack in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed 7 people in an attack on a factory in Nangarhar province.

Two people arrested on gun charges outside WH: Report

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Two people, one of whom said they were there to meet with the president, approached US Secret Service officers outside the White House Saturday and were arrested after admitting to having weapons.

6 people killed in US shooting: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Six people were killed early Tuesday in Oklahoma, including five children, and a person with a gun was taken into custody, police said.

Armed attack on Afghan customs 'Islam Qala' leaves three dead

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – An armed attack on Afghanistan’s ‘Islam Qala’ Customs Office in western province of Herat on Saturday left three dead.

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Gunman kills at least 16 in Nova Scotia

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – During a shooting rampage that spanned two days in the Canadian maritime province of Nova Scotia, a gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer.