Category: blasts

19 Athletes Wounded After Blasts at Race in Cameroon: Doctor

YAOUNDE—Nineteen athletes were being treated for blast injuries on Saturday after multiple small explosions during a running race in part of western Cameroon where English-speaking separatists are fighting government forces, a local doctor said. There was no immediate comment from authorities in the town of Buea in South-West Region, where 529 athletes were running up…


Kremlin Says Those Behind Nord Stream Blasts Must Be Punished

MOSCOW—The Kremlin said on Thursday the world should know the truth about who sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines and that those responsible should be punished after an investigative journalist said U.S. divers blew them up at the behest of the White House. A sharp drop in pressure on both pipelines was registered on Sept….


Boston Manhole Blasts Send 1 to Hospital, Force Evacuations

BOSTON—Two manholes exploded in downtown Boston on Thursday morning, pouring smoke into the streets, forcing the evacuation of two buildings, and sending one person to the hospital with burns, authorities said. The explosions, which also shattered a window, were reported around 8:30 a.m. near the High Street and Federal Street area in the Financial District….


Blasts Across Afghanistan Kill at Least 10, Injure Dozens

KABUL, Afghanistan—A series of explosions across Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 10 people and wounded scores more, according to police and hospital officials. No one immediately took responsibility for the deadly explosions. The worst of the three attacks occurred in northern Mazar-e-Sharif where at least 10 worshippers were killed as they knelt in prayer,…


Bomb Blasts Military Bus in Syrian Capital, Killing 1

DAMASCUS, Syria—A bomb attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops in Damascus exploded Tuesday morning, killing one soldier and wounding 11, state TV reported. The blast occurred during rush hour at a customs roundabout near the capital’s landmark Omayyad Square, according to the report. It gave no further details. There was no immediate claim of…


Burma Parcel Bomb Blasts Kill 5 Including Ousted Lawmaker—Media

Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Burma (also known as Myanmar) have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined a civil disobedience movement opposing military rule, media reported on Tuesday. Since the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was overthrown in a…


Burma Security Forces Kill 13 Protesters; Small Blasts Hit Yangon

Burma (also known as Myanmar) troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding several, media said, as a series of small blasts hit the commercial capital Yangon and a Chinese-owned factory was set on fire. The country’s military ruler said the civil disobedience movement was “destroying” Burma. More than…