Bystanders and residents of multi-story apartment buildings filmed powerful mushroom-shaped explosions near a busy road. The TASS news agency cited emergency services saying that four employees and two firefighters had been hurt. The officials said that fuel tanks had detonated. Emergency officials separately told RIA Novosti that four people were …
Read More »Explosions hit two buses in Kabul, at least 7 killed & 6 injured
The explosions rocked western Kabul on Saturday, with the attacks occurring in neighborhoods predominantly inhabited by the Shiite Hazara minority. Six people were killed by the first blast, with another person left dead by the second explosion, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, Tariq Arian, told local media. A …
Read More »Explosions over Damascus: Syrian air defenses light up sky in response to ‘Israeli aggression’ – state media
The attack began shortly before midnight local time on Tuesday, according to the agency. A “very loud” explosion shook Damascus, local residents reportedly posted on Facebook. There have been unconfirmed reports of material damage from the strikes, but no casualties so far. Israel has frequently launched missiles against what Tel Aviv …
Read More »Alarms go off near Israel’s nuclear reactor amid reports of explosions & missile defense system being activated
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Read More »Mysterious giant craters in Siberia: Sinkholes or underground explosions? RT’s special report explores the phenomenon
Giant round craters seemingly appear out of nowhere in the remote areas of Western Siberia, mesmerizing and, sometimes, scaring nomadic reindeer herders and scientists alike. One such crater opened up just last year, while more than a dozen others took several decades to form, researchers say. Some remain vast cavities, …
Read More »At least 20 reported dead after multiple explosions level military base in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city (VIDEOS)
The explosions shook Bata on Sunday evening, and, according to local media, all occurred within the military base located in the port city. Disturbing video footage shows smoke rising from the blast site and women crying, as some of those injured are seen being helped away from the scene. Dust …
Read More »Iran ‘clearly’ behind Gulf of Oman ship explosions – Israeli PM Netanyahu
The incident on Thursday evening involving the MV ‘Helios Ray’ was “clearly” Iran’s doing, Netanyahu said on Monday in an interview with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. He added that Tehran was “Israel’s biggest enemy” and said his country was “beating it all across the region.” The direct accusation by …
Read More »Gun battles raging, explosions heard across Mogadishu as Somali govt forces seal off streets (VIDEOS)
Intermittent heavy machine-gun fire and a series of explosions were heard throughout the night ahead of a formal, but illegal, anti-government demonstration on Friday. “Many forces heavily attacked us, I am now on my chest in an alley. This is a massacre,” protester Farah Omar said. Eyewitness footage from Mogadishu …
Read More »Syrian air defenses respond to ‘Israeli aggression’, explosions heard over Hama countryside – state media
The alleged strikes came on Friday morning, in the early hours of Christmas Day, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. The attack reportedly targeted military sites near the city of Masyaf, located some 23 miles (37km) west of Hama. Unconfirmed footage of Syria’s defenses in action has circulated online. …
Read More »MASSIVE blaze, EXPLOSIONS at a gas plant near a mall in El Salvador (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
A massive fire combined with blasts has been filmed not far from the local Plaza Mundo mall, with authorities urging residents to avoid the area. The nearby shopping center has been evacuated due to initial threat of the blaze rapidly spreading beyond the gas plant’s territory. However, local fire department later announced that 15 firefighters …
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