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No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura local government area of Jigawa State on Tuesday. Mr Shi’isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday. He also said that 50 other persons had been hospitalised for various degrees…
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Ukraine has put Vladimir Putin “into a position he never dreamt in his worst nightmares”, the former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind has said. Asked whether the invasion into the Russian territory of Kursk had been a gamechanger in the two-year war between Russia and Ukraine, Sir Malcolm said: “It’s not by itself something that is…
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Three foreigners, from Brazil, Kenya and India, and eight Tanzanian technicians were killed early Thursday, and two others seriously injured, following an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro region in eastern Tanzania, a local official said. Shaban Marujugo, Morogoro region commander for the Tanzania Fire and Rescue Force, told Xinhua over the phone that…
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Bomb squad experts have been called in after Swedish cities were rocked by four explosions in just over an hour, police said, with the country struggling to rein in a surge of gang-related violence. Just after 1:00 am local time (2300 GMT), police in Gothenburg received reports of two explosions at separate addresses, just 10…
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A powerful explosion rocked a gas station in Russia’s city of Makhachkala, located in the Caucasian Dagestan region, killing 30 people and injuring 100 others. The explosion, which occurred Monday evening, caused a major fire, which spread to an area of more than 600 square meters (6,458 square feet), region’s Governor Sergey Melikov said in…
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Russian authorities announced on Friday that the entire rubble from an optical plant explosion site in Moscow’s suburbs has been cleared, but that eight people remained missing. The fate of the eight people remains unknown after the completion of rubble clearing work, while four people who were previously listed as missing have been found, the…
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Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the explosion at a Russian training ground in Crimea, a territory under Russian control since 2014. “The head of intelligence Budanov said that the detonation of an ammunition depot in the Crimea is the result of the operation of the GUR (Main Intelligence Directorate) and…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree tightening security for a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia after an explosion caused part of it to collapse. Damage to the bridge has hampered an important supply route for the Kremlin’s war in southern Ukraine and represents a strike on a symbol of Russian power in the region.…
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Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has said the entire nation is mourning 10 people killed in a devastating explosion at a petrol station, as more details of the victims emerged. The blast at the service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal, on Friday, claimed the lives of four men, three women, two teenagers – a boy and…
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A crew member working on the new James Bond movie was injured during the filming of a controlled explosion at Pinewood Studios outside London, producers have said. A statement issued on Tuesday said the exterior of a stage had also been damaged in the blast. “During the filming of a controlled explosion on the set…
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Many young people are feared missing since a blast rocked Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, and world leaders, including Donald Trump and the pope, have quickly responded with heartfelt condolence messages. Image: Ariana Grande The US President condemned what he called an attack from “evil losers” at the Manchester Arena. Mr. Trump, who is currently on his…
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A MASSIVE explosion at a French nuclear power plant near the Channel Islands has reportedly left dozens injured. The blast occurred at Flamanville plant in northern France. According to initial reports there is no risk of contamination Local media are reporting that the explosion occurred in the plant’s engine room and workers may be critically…
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Last September, we brought you the news that said it’s now illegal to use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on planes, according to a warning from FAA. Latest reports say Samsung has halted distribution and sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones around the world. The company was forced to take this drastic measure after reported incidents of battery…
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The explosion which occurred at a packaging factory in Bangladesh last Saturday recorded a total of 15 deaths on first count. Over 70 people sustained various degrees of injuries. Subsequent reports confirmed the inferno in the Tongi industrial zone – about 20 km (12 miles) north of the capital, Dhaka – was caused by a boiler…
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Image above shows medical staff receiving an injured victim from the power plant explosion caused by a broken steam pipe. The Tianjin power plant has recorded an increase from the initially reported number of deaths. China’s State Administration of Work Safety said Saturday that 22 persons have died as a result of the deadly blast which…
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Mr Zhang, a Wuhan resident was strolling down the street on a scorching hot summer afternoon when a horrific incident took place, right inside his pocket. There was a loud explosion from beneath his pants, stunning the man and on-lookers who were amazed at the movie-like scene. In the chaos, Zhang quickly reached for his…
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