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Explosions
Explosion at Japan port during PM Kishida visit, no injuries
TOKYO ((DailyNews)) — Japan’s NHK television reported Saturday that a loud explosion occurred at a western Japanese port during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s...
Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul
ISLAMABAD ((DailyNews)) — A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the assailants were killed,...
Family mourns miner’s death in Turkey, demanding punishment
AMASRA, Turkey ((DailyNews)) — “My one and only, where are you,” a mother cried at a cemetery beside a freshly-laid mound of earth. She...
Iranian officials say Tehran prison blaze killed 4 inmates
CAIRO ((DailyNews)) — A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran’s capital killed four inmates, the country’s...
Death toll rises to 41 in Turkey coal mine explosion
AMASRA, Turkey ((DailyNews)) — Funerals for miners killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey began Saturday as officials raised the death toll...
Officials: 25 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine blast
ANKARA, Turkey ((DailyNews)) — An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 25 people, local officials announced, while rescuers working...
Death toll rises to 10 in blast at gas station in Ireland
LONDON ((DailyNews)) — The death toll from a gas station explosion that shattered a small village in northwest Ireland rose to 10 on Saturday,...
Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likely
WARSAW, Poland ((DailyNews)) — Denmark said Tuesday it believed “deliberate actions” by unknown perpetrators were behind big leaks — which seismologists said followed powerful...
Officials: 8 injured in Chicago apartment building explosion
CHICAGO ((DailyNews)) — Eight people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through the top floor of a Chicago...
Officials probing whether Northeastern explosion was staged
BOSTON ((DailyNews)) — Federal officials are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged...