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July 18, 2012 Islamic suicide bomber blows up a bus of Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. Iran - blamed. Jihad targets Israeli teens tourists in Bulgaria. 8 die.* The Islamists used a "fair" looking young man...* the bomber, caught on camera, described as 'caucasian looking,'*, carrying a fake US ID with a Michigan driver's license.* Some survivers described how they used quick thinking and jumped out the window...* Iran,* its proxy Hezbollah are blamed.* It's confirmed by the US government.* The coinciding of the 18th anniversary* of Iranian/Hezbollah massacre of 85 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, targeting a Jewish community center (AMIA),...

ALGIERS (Reuters) - The deputy chief of al Qaeda's North Africa wing, believed to be the group's operational leader, was killed along with two other rebels in a gun battle with Algerian troops, local newspapers said on Tuesday. Hareg Zoheir, also known as Sofiane Abu Fasila, was said to be the second-in-command of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and suspected of being behind planning most of the suicide bombings in Algeria in the recent months. He was shot dead on Sunday at a check point in the eastern region of Tzizi Ouzou, the country's leading dailies reported. "Sofiane is...