ABUJA—A blast in the capital of Nigeria’s northeastern Taraba state on Friday evening injured 11 people including children, police said, days after an explosion claimed by ISIS terrorist group killed 3 people at a marketplace in a rural town in Taraba. The blasts in Taraba mark the spread of ISIS insurgencies that have gripped Nigeria’s…
Gold Mining Site Blast Reportedly Kills 59 in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—A strong explosion near a gold mining site in southwestern Burkina Faso killed 59 people and injured more than 100 others Monday, the national broadcaster and witnesses reported. The provisional toll was provided by regional authorities following the blast in the village of Gbomblora, RTB reported. The explosion was believed to have been…
Blast at Somali Restaurant Kills 15, Wounds 20
Police said at least 15 people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a crowded restaurant in Beledweyne, the capital of Somalia’s Hiran region, on Saturday. The dead were mostly civilians, and 20 other people were wounded, police spokesman Dini Roble Ahmed told The Associated Press by phone. The blast caused…
At Least 10 Killed in Kenya When Vehicle Runs Over Explosive
NAIROBI, Kenya—A local official in northeastern Kenya says at least 10 people are dead after their vehicle ran over an explosive device on a highway Monday morning. North Eastern regional commander George Seda said the blast occurred outside Mandera town. It was not clear how many people were in the vehicle. Witnesses said the toll…
Oil Flow Resumes at Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Following Blast
ANKARA, Turkey—A pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to world markets resumed operating Wednesday after an explosion in southeastern Turkey forced it to shut down for several hours. No one was hurt in the explosion late Tuesday near the town of Pazarcik in Kahramanmaras Province. The blast caused a huge fire, and authorities also closed…
Death Toll in Southern Pakistan Sewer Gas Blast Jumps to 17
KARACHI, Pakistan—The death toll from a sewer gas blast in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi jumped to 17 as some critically injured people died overnight and Sunday, police said. Initially, 12 people were reported dead and 11 others injured in Saturday’s gas explosion in a sewage system in the commercial hub of Pakistan Saturday. Senior…
Haiti Truck Blast Death Toll Rises to 75 as Doctors Scramble to Treat Wounded
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti—The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Haiti rose to 75 on Wednesday as doctors scrambled to treat the wounded from an incident that officials say was made more deadly by residents approaching the vehicle in a desperate search for fuel. Rescue workers recovered 61 bodies at the site of the accident,…
Rescuers Pull 4 More Bodies From Rubble After Sicily Explosion
RAVANUSA, Italy—Rescuers have pulled four more bodies out of the rubble of houses destroyed by a suspected gas explosion in the Sicilian town of Ravanusa, bringing the total death toll to seven, the fire brigade said. Two people are still missing from Saturday’s blast, which demolished four houses and badly damaged another three. Sniffer dogs…
Blast in Palestinian Camp in South Lebanon Injures About a Dozen
BEIRUT—A large explosion rocked a Palestinian camp in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night, injuring about a dozen people, according to rescue workers on the scene and a Palestinian source inside the camp. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported an unspecified number of deaths, but local media and civil defense…
Death Toll in French Apartment Blast Reaches 3; Search Over
PARIS—French rescuers retrieved two more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of an apartment building in southern France that collapsed in a suspected gas explosion, bringing the overall death toll to three. The local fire department said it called off the search since no one else was reported missing from Tuesday’s blast in the coastal town…
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