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 […]
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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 […]
Seven killed in blast at electronics factory in east China
An explosion at a electronics component manufacturer in east China on Sunday killed seven and injured five others, local authorities said. The blast happened when a container for storing scrap metal burst into flames outside a factory in an export processing zone in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, the local government said on its official WeChat social […]
At least 3 dead, 25 injured in Multan hotel explosion
MULTAN: At least three people have been dead and 15 injured in an explosion at a hotel located in Gulshan Market. According to City Police Officer (CPO) Munir Masood, the nature of explosion is still being ascertained, however, the eye-witnesses said it was probably a cylinder explosion. The windows of nearby buildings and cars were shattered […]
Afghan cricket stadium attack leaves 8 dead, 45 wounded
JALALABAD: Eight people were killed and 45 wounded in a series of explosions targeting a cricket match in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said Saturday, the first attack since the holy month of Ramazan began. The blasts exploded among spectators crowded into the stadium at around 11pm (1830 GMT) on Friday evening as […]