Tag: Explosion

An explosion has been reported from inside the MV X-Press Pearl which is located off the coast of Colombo.

Bomb exploded near a girls' school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old. The Taliban condemned the attack and denied any responsibility.

The explosive device had been kept in a motorbike parked near his car

Jerusalem, August 13 (Reuters) - The Beirut port explosion was preceded by a series of blasts, the last of which was a combustion of fireworks that apparently set off a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate, an Israeli seismological and munitions expert said on Thursday. Six blasts ahead of the main explosion were spaced at 11-second intervals, Boaz Hayoun of Israel’s ...

August 6 (Evening Standard) - Lebanon's Government has put all of its port security officials under arrest while investigators probe the deadly blast that killed more than 100 people and left thousands injured and homeless. The blast's death toll has risen to 135 people with 5,000 injured and 300,000 left homeless. The investigation is reportedly focusing on possible negligence in ...

"Two men died on the spot. Some workers are feared trapped and 16 others have sustained injuries," the official told PTI adding the injured have been rushed to a hospital in Chennai.