Blasts
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Haryana: Two killed in multiple blasts at fireball factory in Gurugram | VIDEO
India | Jun 22, 2024, 11:09 AM ISTA series of blasts happened at a fireball factory in the Daulatabad Industrial area of Gurugram. The fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
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Kerala: Court grants 10-day police custody to accused in Kochi blasts on Oct 29
India | Nov 06, 2023, 01:07 PM ISTPolice told the Kerala court that they needed to probe the accused's sources of income, international connections and other relevant matters. The death count of the Kalamassery blasts reached four after a 61-year-old woman died of her injuries.
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'All I saw was a fireball': Eyewitnesses recall terrifying moments of Kerala blasts at prayer site
India | Oct 29, 2023, 03:49 PM ISTThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation of the blasts that claimed one life and injured 52 others. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called for an all-party meeting over the issue, as per the CMO.
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Kerala blasts: 'Matter of serious investigation, can't say anything before probe,' says CM Vijayan
India | Oct 29, 2023, 06:40 PM ISTMeanwhile, Kerala DGP Shavik Darvesh Sahib said that preliminary investigation showed that an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the incident. Union Home Minister Amit Shah instructed the NIA and NSG to initiate an inquiry in the incident.
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Kerala blasts: Two killed, 52 injured, NSG, NIA deployed in affected areas
India | Oct 30, 2023, 06:13 AM ISTA high alert has been issued in Kerala after multiple explosions took place on a convention centre in Kalamassery area of Kochi.
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Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes amid tight security in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua | WATCH
India | Jan 22, 2023, 12:07 PM ISTAfter covering about 25-km distance, the march will have a night halt at Chak Nanak before restarting from Samba’s Vijaypur for Jammu, where it will reach on Monday.
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Ahead of Republic Day, twin blasts injure seven people in Jammu
India | Jan 21, 2023, 03:18 PM ISTThe police confirmed the injuries of six people while hospital sources said seven people have been admitted with splinter injuries.
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Pakistan: Multiple explosions heard in Sialkot's cantonment area
World | Mar 20, 2022, 02:05 PM ISTReports say that it was an ammunition storage area where the explosions took place following which a massive fire broke out.
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UK PM Boris Johnson condemns Kabul airport blasts, says helping Afghans everyone's responsibility
World | Aug 26, 2021, 11:53 PM ISTTaking to Twitter, Boris Johnson said, "I utterly condemn the barbaric terrorist attack in Kabul in which Afghans and members of the US military lost their lives. The threat of terrorist attack is one of the constraints we’ve been operating under, but our evacuation effort continues with over 12,000 extracted so far."
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US reports several explosions heard in Eritrea’s capital
World | Nov 29, 2020, 01:41 PM ISTThe latest explosions came just hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared victory in his government’s fighting against forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which runs the northern Tigray region bordering Eritrea.
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Sri Lanka expats wait to reconnect amid social media block
World | Apr 23, 2019, 09:40 AM ISTThe decision by Sri Lankan authorities to flick the off switch on most social media after the attacks was a lightning fast reaction that also reflects accumulated distrust in the capability of American internet companies to control harmful content.
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Sri Lanka Blasts: Death on a JDS worker confirmed by Kumaraswamy, Indian toll reaches 9
World | Apr 22, 2019, 11:40 PM ISTSri Lanka Blasts: In Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, a string of eight powerful blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners. Death toll from attacks on Sri Lankan churches and hotels has risen to 290, about 500 people are wounded.
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Sri Lanka Easter tragedy: Death toll rises to 290, about 500 wounded; Cops arrest 24 suspects
World | Apr 22, 2019, 01:56 PM ISTPolice in Sri Lanka said on Monday the investigation into the Easter Sunday bombings will examine reports that the intelligence community failed to detect or warn of possible suicide attacks before the violence.
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'Panic mode': Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lanka bomb blasts; Islamic body condemns attacks
World | Apr 22, 2019, 01:57 PM ISTThe Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) strongly condemned the deadly bomb attacks in Sri Lanka.
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Suspected militants, 5 family members dead in ‘suicide blasts’ in Bangladesh
World | May 11, 2017, 01:05 PM ISTAs Bangladesh continues on its nationwide crackdown on Islamist militants, five members of a family blew themselves today morning allegedly to prevent police from invading into their terror hideout.
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Egypt’s President declares three-month emergency after ISIS attack on Coptic churches
World | Apr 10, 2017, 08:45 AM ISTEgyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday declared a three-month state of emergency in the Arab country after two church blasts triggered by ISIS killed at least 45 and injured over 100.
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Series of explosions kills four people in Thailand’s Hua Hin resort town
World | Aug 12, 2016, 03:06 PM ISTAtleast four people have been killed and 23 injured in eight bomb blasts that have hit across Thailand in the past 24 hours. Police Lt. Gen. Samer Yousamran said that four people have been
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iPhone 6 ‘explodes’ in Australian man’s back pocket, gives him third-degree burns
Aug 03, 2016, 03:43 PM ISTIn a weird incident, a 36-year-old management consultant in New South Wales reportedly sustained severe third-degree burns when his iPhone 6 exploded in his back pocket while he was mountain biking. Gareth Clear, a
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4 killed, 5 wounded in Medina as bombers target three Saudi cities
World | Jul 05, 2016, 06:43 AM ISTMedina: Four security officers were killed and five others wounded after a suicide bomber detonated his vest outside the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia's Medina where Mohammed is buried, what is believed to one of
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Syrian TV: Two Blasts in the city of Homs; 32 killed, 29 wounded
World | Feb 21, 2016, 05:26 PM ISTBeirut: Two blasts in the central Syrian city of Homs killed at least 32 people and wounded 29 Sunday in the latest wave of violence to hit the city in recent weeks, state TV said.The television