Teenaged Suicide Bomber

The confession of a Pakistani teenager who was captured moments before carrying out a suicide attack has given police a rare glimpse into a terrorist network they say is behind the recent surge in sectarian violence.

A bell tolled in Manchester on Monday at the exact time when a suicide bomber struck a week before outside a teenage pop concert killing 22 people, as Britain's intelligence agency questioned whether vital clues had been missed.

Just a day after 51 people were killed in an attack by a child suicide bomber in southeastern Turkey, Iraqi police say they have apprehended a boy would-be suicide bomber in the city of Kirkuk before he was able to detonate his explosives belt.

At first glance Mohibullah looks an ordinary Afghan teenager, wide-eyed with a tender smile, a little peach fuzz and a boyish dream of becoming a kick boxer. But this 15-year-old is languishing in prison -- jailed after the Taliban preyed on him to become a suicide bomber.

Strapped with a booby-trapped vest and sent by Boko Haram to kill as many people as possible, the young teenage girl tore off the explosives and fled as soon as she was out of sight of her handlers.

A teenage suicide bomber on Friday blew himself up in a grain market in Nigeria's restive northeast, killing at least 10 people, witnesses said.

The parents of Britain's youngest suspected suicide bomber, described today as a "typical teenager", have accused Islamic State leaders of being "too cowardly to do their own dirty work".

A 17-year old who left northern England to join Islamic State was reported to have become Britain's youngest suicide bomber when he blew himself up in a car in northern Iraq, British media said after the militants posted pictures on social media.

British police said today that they were investigating a report that two teenagers, who come from the same town as one of the 2005 London suicide bombers, may have joined Islamic State jihadists in Syria.

A Pakistani schoolboy who sacrificed his own life to save hundreds of his classmates by tackling a suicide bomber will have his school and a stadium named after him, officials said on Monday.

A Pakistani teenager, who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber, saving the lives of hundreds of students, has been honoured with the country's highest award for bravery.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday approved the country's highest civil award for a student who sacrificed his life while stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school.

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai paid tribute today to a teenager killed stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school.

Police in Pakistan's troubled northwest have recommended a teenager who was killed stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school for a top civilian honour.

At least 27 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Baghdad cafe popular with teenagers using the Internet, police and hospital officials said.

The confession of a Pakistani teenager who was captured moments before carrying out a suicide attack has given police a rare glimpse into a terrorist network they say is behind the recent surge in sectarian violence.

A bell tolled in Manchester on Monday at the exact time when a suicide bomber struck a week before outside a teenage pop concert killing 22 people, as Britain's intelligence agency questioned whether vital clues had been missed.

Just a day after 51 people were killed in an attack by a child suicide bomber in southeastern Turkey, Iraqi police say they have apprehended a boy would-be suicide bomber in the city of Kirkuk before he was able to detonate his explosives belt.

At first glance Mohibullah looks an ordinary Afghan teenager, wide-eyed with a tender smile, a little peach fuzz and a boyish dream of becoming a kick boxer. But this 15-year-old is languishing in prison -- jailed after the Taliban preyed on him to become a suicide bomber.

Strapped with a booby-trapped vest and sent by Boko Haram to kill as many people as possible, the young teenage girl tore off the explosives and fled as soon as she was out of sight of her handlers.

A teenage suicide bomber on Friday blew himself up in a grain market in Nigeria's restive northeast, killing at least 10 people, witnesses said.

The parents of Britain's youngest suspected suicide bomber, described today as a "typical teenager", have accused Islamic State leaders of being "too cowardly to do their own dirty work".

A 17-year old who left northern England to join Islamic State was reported to have become Britain's youngest suicide bomber when he blew himself up in a car in northern Iraq, British media said after the militants posted pictures on social media.

British police said today that they were investigating a report that two teenagers, who come from the same town as one of the 2005 London suicide bombers, may have joined Islamic State jihadists in Syria.

A Pakistani schoolboy who sacrificed his own life to save hundreds of his classmates by tackling a suicide bomber will have his school and a stadium named after him, officials said on Monday.

A Pakistani teenager, who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber, saving the lives of hundreds of students, has been honoured with the country's highest award for bravery.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday approved the country's highest civil award for a student who sacrificed his life while stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school.

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai paid tribute today to a teenager killed stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school.

Police in Pakistan's troubled northwest have recommended a teenager who was killed stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school for a top civilian honour.

At least 27 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Baghdad cafe popular with teenagers using the Internet, police and hospital officials said.