An explosion outside a mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat killed a prominent Taliban imam and civilians, police said and the country’s largest private television network, TOLOnews, said today. The authorities are talking about an attack. “Mujib Rahman Ansari, along with some of his bodyguards and civilians, were killed on their way to […]
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Armenia: The death toll from the explosion in Yerevan reached 5
Rescue crews recovered two more bodies from the wreckage of the building where an explosion occurred yesterday Sunday in a commercial area of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, increasing the still provisional death toll of the disaster to 5, the TASS news agency reported today, citing the Armenian ministry. Dealing with Emergency Situations. Repeated explosions, […]
Afghanistan: Bomb explosion in Kabul – At least 22 injured
LAST UPDATE: 17:12 A bomb exploded on a busy shopping street in the Afghan capital Kabul today, wounding at least 22 people, hospital officials and witnesses said. The explosion occurred in a western district of the city where members of the minority Shiite Muslim community meet. Video posted online shows ambulances rushing to the scene, […]
Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Kabul – Eight dead and at least 22 injured
LAST UPDATE: 19:15 A bomb exploded on a busy shopping street in the Afghan capital Kabul today, killing eight people and wounding at least 22, hospital officials and witnesses said. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. The explosion occurred in a western district of the city where members of the minority Shiite Muslim […]
Afghanistan: One dead and 7 injured in mosque attack
At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in a bomb blast near a mosque in northeastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, local police said. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a mosque in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province, killing at least one person and wounding seven others, […]
Cuba: At least 27 people have been killed in a hotel explosion so far
Another body was pulled Saturday from the wreckage of the Saratoga Hotel, an iconic neoclassical building in central Havana, much of which was destroyed by an explosion on Friday, raising the death toll to 27. “We have a new death, (corpse) was retrieved from the site of the disaster, which increases the death toll to […]
Cuba: Explosion at Saratoga Hotel in central Havana – At least 8 dead
LAST UPDATE: 21:25 A huge explosion caused severe damage to an iconic hotel in central Havana, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 30 as rescue workers and passersby dug into the rubble in search of more victims, according to the Cuban government. Wall Street Journal. The office of the Cuban president said […]
Strong explosion in a building in Madrid – 2 dead, 18 injured
LAST UPDATE: 20:54 Two people were killed and at least 18 were injured in a powerful explosion at a four-storey building under renovation in central Madrid on Friday, according to Spanish authorities. Two men working on the building were killed in the blast, Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida said on Friday night. Of the 18 […]
Afghanistan: At least 50 worshipers killed in strong blast at Sunni mosque in Kabul
LAST UPDATE: 20:00 More than 50 worshipers were killed today after a powerful explosion at a mosque in Kabul, according to its leader. This attack is the latest in a series of attacks on political targets in Afghanistan during the holy month of Ramadan. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a mosque […]
Afghanistan: Shiite mosque blast in Mazar-i-Sharif kills many
LAST UPDATE: 15:15 At least 20 people have been killed or injured in an explosion at a Shiite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a local Taliban commander has said. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the Telegram. “A car bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting center […]