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Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill two, injure dozens
World
November 16, 2021
Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill two, injure dozens
KAMPALA, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Two explosions in the heart of Uganda’s capital killed at least two people and sent…
Blasts as insurgents try to disrupt Afghan presidential election
Middle East
September 28, 2019
Blasts as insurgents try to disrupt Afghan presidential election
Insurgents worked to disrupt Afghanistan’s presidential election Saturday, with a series of blasts reported across the country as voters headed…
Syrian state media says electrical fault behind airbase blasts
Middle East
September 2, 2018
Syrian state media says electrical fault behind airbase blasts
An electrical fault caused a series of loud blasts early on Sunday near a military airbase outside the Syrian…
Dozens dead in IS attacks on southern Syria: monitor
Middle East
July 25, 2018
Dozens dead in IS attacks on southern Syria: monitor
A string of suicide attacks in Syria by the Islamic State group has killed at least 40 people, mostly pro-regime…
St. Mark’s Cathedral holds open funeral for Palm Sunday martyrs
Egypt
April 18, 2017
St. Mark’s Cathedral holds open funeral for Palm Sunday martyrs
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria will hold an open funeral tonight for people to offer their condolences and…
Alexandria church bombing kills first female police officer in Egypt’s history
Egypt
April 10, 2017
Alexandria church bombing kills first female police officer in Egypt’s history
The list of the martyrs of Egypt's Palm Sunday blasts included Brigadier Nagwa Abdelaal al-Haggar, the first female martyr in…
Blasts in Bangladesh target Shias, kill at least one, wound dozens
World
October 24, 2015
Blasts in Bangladesh target Shias, kill at least one, wound dozens
A series of blasts targeting Shia Muslims in Dhaka killed at least one person and wounded dozens more early on…
UPDATE2: Bombs kill 95 at pro-Kurdish rally in Turkish capital
Egypt
October 10, 2015
UPDATE2: Bombs kill 95 at pro-Kurdish rally in Turkish capital
At least 95 people were killed when two suspected suicide bombers struck a rally of pro-Kurdish and labour activists outside…
Huge blasts at Chinese port kill 44, firefighters missing
World
August 13, 2015
Huge blasts at Chinese port kill 44, firefighters missing
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port…
Cairo blasts strain Egypt’s bomb squad
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Cairo blasts strain Egypt’s bomb squad
Egyptian bomb disposal expert Diaa Fathy had long predicted he would die in a flash, before that fateful day in…