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Man Arrested in Bomb Threat That Led to Airport Evacuation

SAN FRANCISCO—An Oakland man was arrested for allegedly reporting a false bomb threat over the weekend, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the San Francisco International Airport’s international terminal, police said Monday. Terry Addison, 53, was charged with reporting a false bomb threat and malicious report of a false bomb threat, the San…


Accusations Fly After Burma Bombing Kills 1, Injures 9

BANGKOK—Burma(also known as Myanmar)’s military government and its opponents traded accusations over a bomb that exploded Tuesday in the middle of the country’s largest city, Yangon, killing one and wounding nine others. Photos and videos of Tuesday’s bombing that circulated on social media showing the bloodied victims sprawled on the sidewalk were a sharp reminder…


Video Shows Apartment After Being Hit by Bomb: ‘We Survived Miraculously’

On March 2 at 11 p.m., Galina’s apartment in the city of Severodonetsk, in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, was hit by a shell fired from a Russian tactical weapon. Galina, her mother Olga, and relative Elena miraculously survived. Galina took a video of the apartment’s exterior and interior damage.


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…


Bomb Attacks Hit Southern Thailand; 2 Killed in Police Raid

BANGKOK—Bombers set off at least 13 blasts in a town in southern Thailand overnight, and police killed two suspected insurgents in a separate raid after a 20-hour siege in a nearby province, authorities said on Saturday. While officials did not link the two incidents directly, the violence came weeks after the government reopened a dialogue…


Man Admits to Placing Homemade Bombs in Suburban Des Moines

ANKENY, Iowa—An Iowa man accused of making and placing several homemade bombs in suburban Des Moines—including one that was found by an 8-year-old girl—pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges. Chad Williams, 47, of Johnston, pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug user and making a destructive device, the Des Moines Register…


Car Bomb Hits Outside Mogadishu Airport in Somalia; 8 Killed

MOGADISHU, Somalia—A car bomb exploded Wednesday outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least eight people and wounding nine others, a local doctor said. The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was targeting “white officials” passing by. Dr. Abdulkadir Adam with the Medina hospital told The Associated Press…


4 Injured After Old WWII Aircraft Bomb Explodes in Munich: Police

BERLIN—Four people were injured when an old aircraft bomb exploded at a bridge near Munich’s busy main train station on Wednesday, police said on Twitter, raising the number of wounded from three earlier. The Munich fire brigade said one of the people was seriously injured. More than 2,000 tons of live bombs and munitions are…


Al-Shabab Blast by School in Somali Capital Kills at Least 8

MOGADISHU, Somalia—A large explosion outside a school in Somalia’s capital on Thursday killed at least eight people, including students, witnesses said. The extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. The al-Qaida-linked group controls large parts of rural Somalia and continues to frustrate efforts at rebuilding the Horn of Africa nation after three decades of…


Man Jailed for Sparking Bomb Scare at UK Vaccine Plant

A man with an “obsessive interest” in Covid-19 has been jailed after sending a suspicious package to a vaccine factory and sparking a bomb scare. Anthony Collins, 54, also sent similar parcels to 10 Downing Street and a laboratory in Wuhan in China, among others, a court heard. Production of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab at premises…