Police said Sunday that 13 people were killed and many others seriously burned when an overturned petrol tanker exploded in western Kenya as crowds thronged to collect the spilling fuel. The fuel truck collided with another vehicle and toppled over late Saturday near Malanga, some 315 kilometres (195 miles) northwest of Nairobi, on the busy […]
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Explosion in Sudan port city kills four as tensions rise
An explosion has killed four people in a Sudanese Red Sea port city, officials said Sunday, the latest in a series of violent incidents in the area. Tensions have been simmering in recent days in Port Sudan, where anti-government protesters have reportedly blocked roads over rising insecurity. Local media have linked the unrest to rejection […]
Iran investigating blast in Tehran, no casualties
Iran’s authorities said Saturday they are investigating a midnight blast in northern Tehran that caused no casualties or damages, local media reported. The blast occurred at 00:52 AM (2022 GMT) at the capital’s Mellat park, according to deputy Tehran governor Hamidreza Goudarzi. “The cause of the blast is under investigation. It caused no financial damages […]
Dubai authorities probe port explosion that shook the city
Dubai authorities were Thursday investigating an explosion on a container ship carrying flammable materials, which unleashed a fireball at one of the world’s busiest ports and sent shock waves through the city. Firefighters rushed to the scene at Jebel Ali Port to tackle the blaze that broke out on a large vessel stacked with containers […]
One dead, 27 injured from Bangkok factory explosion
An explosion near Thai capital Bangkok’s international airport Monday left a plastic’s factory in flames, killing at least one firefighter and wounding 27 people, officials said. Heavy plumes of black smoke could be seen rising up to the sky from the city’s downtown 35 kilometres (21 miles) away, as rescuers continued to evacuate residents near […]
Tehran denies responsibility as Netanyahu says Iran ‘clearly’ behind blast on Israeli-owned ship
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran on Monday for an explosion aboard an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, an accusation rejected by Tehran. The vehicle-carrier MV Helios Ray was hit between Thursday night and Friday morning by a blast above the water line that a US official said ripped holes […]
3 killed in explosion near border with Syria: Turkey
ANKARA: A bomb went off in a car near Turkey’s border with Syria on Friday, killing three Syrians who were inside the vehicle, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters. The blast occurred inside a car some 750 meters (yards) from a local government office in the border town of Reyhanli, in Hatay province, Anadolu […]
Explosion in Sadiqabad, 20 injured
An explosion occurred at a private bank in Sadiqabad which injured least 20 people on Thursday. According to the police, the building was completely demolished and the nature of the explosion is still unknown. The injured have been shifted to a hospital for medical treatment, whereas a search and rescue operation has been launched by the […]
Niger tanker truck blast toll rises to 76
The death toll from a May 6 tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger’s capital has risen to 76, state television reported late Sunday. An earlier official report Tuesday gave 60 dead, including 55 who died at the time of the explosion a few hundred metres (yards) from the airport in Niamey. Most […]
Eighth blast hits Sri Lanka
A seventh explosion was reported in Colombo after a series of blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. At about 2pm local time, a blast was heard near the Tropical Inn Hotel opposite Dehiwala Zoo. Two causalities were reported but this has not yet been confirmed by authorities. Another explosion was heard in a housing […]