Explosion

By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono JAKARTA - An explosion ripped through a Roman Catholic cathedral compound in the eastern Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday  (28) morning, shattering the calm of Palm Sunday, a holy day for…
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The Chelyabinsk meteor was a superbolide that entered Earth's atmosphere over Russia on this day in 2013 at about 09:20 YEKT (03:20 UTC). It was caused by an approximately 20 m (66 ft) near-Earth asteroid with a speed relative to Earth of…
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One of the deadliest attacks carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the separatist civil war in Sri Lanka, it took place on this day in 1996 when lorry containing about 440 pounds of high explosives crashed…
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RIYADH - At least one loud explosion rattled Riyadh on Tuesday (26), AFP correspondents reported, three days after the kingdom intercepted a projectile over the Saudi capital. Authorities in Saudi Arabia, which has come under repeated…
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By Austin Ramzy HONG KONG — Two weeks after an explosion left a group of miners trapped 2,000 feet below ground in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, at least nine were found alive and lifted to the surface Sunday (24), a bright…
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BEIRUT - German experts assisting with the recovery of large amounts of toxic chemicals in Beirut port, the site of a deadly explosion five months ago, have discovered dismal safety conditions there. Huge amounts of toxic and flammable…
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By Jamie Mcgee and Lucy Tompkins NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With the authorities in Nashville now confident they know who set off a powerful explosion in downtown on Christmas morning, their attention turned Monday (28) to answering what may prove…
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By Anuj Chopra RIYADH - An explosion rocked a Singapore-flagged oil tanker off the Saudi port city of Jeddah Monday (14), the vessel's owner said, in the latest apparent strike on energy sector targets in the kingdom. All 22 sailors…
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By Salman Masood LAHORE — At least eight people were killed and more than 100 wounded when a powerful explosion ripped through an Islamic religious school in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday (27), officials said. Classes were underway…
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By Mujib Mashal and Najim Rahim KABUL— A deadly explosion struck a tutoring centre in Kabul on Saturday (24), puncturing a relatively peaceful period in the Afghan capital even as violence has spiralled upward in the countryside.…
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