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Lagos -
Nigerian authorities, battling to stem an escalating Islamist insurgency, covered up a bomb attack in the financial capital Lagos by claiming a blast near a major fuel depot was an industrial accident, according to an AFP investigation.
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by Phil Hazlewood, Joel Olatunde Agoi (AFP)
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Dubai -
A police officer died in a "terrorist" blast in a Shiite-populated village in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, an interior ministry official announced Saturday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Cairo -
Two bombings on Saturday in a Cairo suburb killed a teenager and her mother, officials said, the latest in a wave of blasts to hit the Egyptian capital this week.
In the Media
by AFP
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Beirut -
A man blew himself up in a Beirut hotel on Wednesday as security forces stormed his room, killing himself and wounding 10 other people, a senior Lebanese official said.
In the Media
by AFP
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Cairo -
Four makeshift bombs exploded within minutes of each other at three Cairo metro stations during morning rush hour on Wednesday, wounding at least four people, police and health officials said.
In the Media
by AFP
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Damascus -
A massive truck bomb claimed by rebels killed at least 35 people Friday in a government-controlled village in the central Syrian province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported.
In the Media
by AFP
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Damascus -
A bomb attack targeting a weapons bazaar in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border killed 30 "terrorists" on Saturday, state television reported.
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by AFP
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Miami -
At least two inmates were killed and more than 100 people injured when an apparent explosion destroyed part of a jail in the southern US state of Florida, officials said Thursday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Beirut -
A car bomb killed at least 29 civilians and wounded dozens more on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Salama border crossing with Turkey on Thursday, a monitoring group said.
In the Media
by AFP
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Manila -
Twenty-three people were injured when a fire and a series of explosions struck a Philippine army munitions depot near the country's financial district Wednesday, officials and witnesses said.
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by AFP
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Miami -
At least two inmates were killed and more than 100 people injured when an apparent explosion destroyed part of a jail in the southern US state of Florida, officials said Thursday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Cairo -
Two Egyptian policemen and a civilian were wounded in a bomb attack targeting a security checkpoint in central Cairo on Tuesday, officials and a medic said.
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by AFP
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Abuja -
Twin blasts at a bus station packed with morning commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed dozens of people on Monday, in what appeared to be the latest attack by Boko Haram Islamists.
In the Media
by Ola Awoniyi (AFP)
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Athens -
A booby-trapped car exploded outside the Bank of Greece in central Athens Thursday but no one was injured in the blast, police said, as Greece was set to return to the debt markets after a four-year absence.
In the Media
by AFP
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Islamabad -
A bomb explosion Wednesday killed at least 15 people and wounded 35 others in Islamabad's bustling fruit and vegetable market, police and hospital officials said.
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by AFP
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New York -
Rescuers scouring the rubble of two Manhattan apartment buildings leveled in a gas explosion found the body of an eighth victim, nearly 36 hours after the disaster.An unspecified number of people remain missing after Wednesday's building collapse in Ea...
In the Media
by Mariano Andrade (AFP)
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New York -
A major explosion caused by a gas leak flattened two Manhattan apartment buildings in a fireball killing three people and injuring 63 others.New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the incident "a tragedy of the worst kind" and his office said nine reside...
In the Media
by Mariano Andrade (AFP) - 1 comment
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New York -
Two residential buildings in Manhattan collapsed in an explosion on Wednesday, killing two women and injuring at least 17 other people as a serious fire spewed out thick smoke, officials said.The explosion struck a building at 116th Street and Park Ave...
In the Media
by Mariano Andrade (AFP)
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New York -
A residential building in Manhattan exploded and collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring 17 others as a serious fire engulfed the area in thick smoke, officials said.The explosion struck a building at 116th Street and Park Aven...
In the Media
by Mariano Andrade (AFP)
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New York -
A residential building in New York's East Harlem neighborhood exploded and collapsed on Wednesday, sparking a serious fire and engulfing the area in thick smoke, officials said.Local TV stations reported that 11 people had sustained minor injuries in t...
In the Media
by AFP
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New York -
A residential building in New York's East Harlem neighborhood exploded and collapsed on Wednesday, sparking a serious fire and engulfing the area in thick smoke, officials said.Local TV stations reported that several people had sustained minor injuries...
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by AFP
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Cairo -
The explosion of a suspected homemade bomb targeting a tram station in eastern Cairo wounded at least one person on Saturday, Egyptian security officials said.Since the military ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July, militants have stepped up...
In the Media
by AFP
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Homs -
At least 15 people were killed and 12 others wounded in a car bomb blast in the central Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, an NGO said."At least 15 people were killed and 12 others injured in the Armenian district, which is home to mostly Christians and ...
In the Media
by AFP
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Doha -
Nine people were killed Thursday in a "gas cylinder" explosion in the Qatari capital, state television reported, airing footage of serious damage.The explosion tore through a restaurant attached to a mall in Doha, Qatar Television said.
In the Media
by AFP
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Bangkok -
At least 16 people were injured in a blast Sunday in a central Bangkok shopping district where anti-government protesters were holding a rally, the Erawan emergency centre said on its website."Sixteen people have been reported injured," the centre said...
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by AFP
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Beirut -
Lebanon's army says it is "paying the price in blood" in the fight against "terrorism", after a suicide car bombing killed two soldiers and a civilian.Shiite movement Hezbollah also condemned Saturday's attack, calling the perpetrators "the enemy of al...
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by AFP
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Beirut -
At least two people were killed on Wednesday in a blast in the southern suburbs of Beirut near an Iranian cultural centre, a security source told AFP.The area is surrounded by neighbourhoods that are strongholds of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbolla...
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by AFP
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Kiev -
Seven miners were killed and nine injured when a gas explosion ripped through a state-owned coal mine in eastern Ukraine, officials said Tuesday.The blast occurred Monday evening at a depth of around 800 metres (2,600 feet) while some 90 workers were o...
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by AFP
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Baalbek -
The United Nations urged Lebanon's feuding factions to refrain from getting involved in Syria's crisis after a suicide car bomb left at least four people dead near the border Saturday.
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by AFP
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Baalbek -
A probable suicide car bombing killed at least four people Saturday at a petrol station in Hermel, a stronghold of the Shiite movement Hezbollah, Lebanon's interior minister said.
In the Media
by AFP
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A huge explosion caused much damage in Indianapolis on Saturday.
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Police work to control a crowd of onlookers at the scene of an explosion on May 16, 2014 on the outskirts of Nairobi's business district
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A massive truck explosion destroyed a farm nearby in Norway.
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Seven killed, 30 injured in Nairobi blast
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An explosion destroyed a strip club in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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