“Due to the explosion at the Sloboda facility, it is necessary to urgently evacuate all citizens living in the vicinity of the factory. The place of evacuation is the city stadium,” Cacak mayor Milun Todorović announced on social media on Saturday evening, as flames were ripping through the factory and …
Read More »1 killed & 11 injured after helicopter carrying ballot boxes crashes in Iran – media
The accident occurred in the country’s southwestern Khuzestan Province. The person killed in the crash was a police officer tasked with guarding the ballot boxes, the province’s governor, Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki, told IRNA news agency. A photo posted on Iranian news site Khabar Online shows emergency workers at the scene …
Read More »At least 7 killed, 13 injured after twin-engine plane crash-lands in southwest Siberia
Officials said that the aircraft crashed after one of its engines failed. A decision was made to attempt an emergency landing once the problem was noticed, according to a source who spoke with Russian media. The plane was reportedly carrying a group of parachutists when the accident occured. Emergency services …
Read More »20 Civil Guards injured thwarting attempt by over 150 migrants to enter Spain’s Melilla enclave
Scores of migrants attempted to cross over to Melilla on Tuesday, facing off with members of Spain’s Civil Guard that blocked the entrance. Footage of the altercation shows migrants advancing along a border fence toward the officers. The migrants can then be seen hurling stones, prompting the officers to respond …
Read More »6 injured after gas station fire triggers powerful explosions with mushroom clouds in Siberia’s largest city (VIDEOS)
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 »One killed and two injured after man drives into group of Minneapolis protesters (VIDEOS)
After videos following the incident were published on social media, Minneapolis Police confirmed on Monday that a vehicle had collided with protesters at 11:39pm on Sunday evening. An unnamed woman was taken to hospital after the collision but later pronounced dead, while two others were also taken to hospital, suffering …
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 »At least 13 injured in mass-shooting incident in Austin, Texas (VIDEO)
The incident, described by the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services as an “active attack,” occurred in downtown Austin early on Saturday. At least 13 people were injured in the shooting, with two of them suffering critical and two others non-life-threatening injuries. The status of the other injured parties was not …
Read More »Dozens reported dead, scores injured after 2 express trains collide in Pakistan (VIDEO)
The incident unfolded early Monday near the city of Daharki, in Ghotki District of Pakistan’s southeast Sindh province. The collision reportedly took place after several cars of the Millat Express train derailed and collided with Sir Sayyed Express passenger train moving on a parallel track. Footage of the incident shared …
Read More »2 killed, more than 20 injured after Miami concert shooting, police brand it ‘targeted act of gun violence’
The incident happened on Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County, west of the incorporated city of Miami Gardens, the police reported. A number of people were standing outside of a banquet hall rented for a concert, when a white Nissan Pathfinder pulled up. The three assailants then stepped out and began …
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