Tag: Explosions
New Czech foreign minister sworn in amid crisis with Russia
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic's new foreign minister, Jakub Kulhanek, was sworn in Wednesday, amid a fierce diplomatic conflict with Moscow over allegations Russian...
Israel reports sirens near town of secretive nuclear reactor
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says air raid sirens have sounded near Dimona, the desert town that is home to the country’s secretive nuclear...
Czech, Russian envoys fly home amid depot explosion dispute
PRAGUE — The two Russian military agents believed to be behind a massive Czech depot explosion in 2014 likely targeted the ammunition, not the...
2 passengers sue United Airlines over engine explosion
DENVER — Two passengers who were aboard a United Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines blew...
Judge orders release of 6 detained over Lebanon port blast
BEIRUT — The Lebanese judge leading the investigation into last year’s massive blast at Beirut’s port on Thursday ordered the release of six people,...
Explosion heard near international airport in northern Iraq
An explosion was heard Wednesday near a northern Iraqi airport that is close to a base hosting U.S. troops, a statement from the Kurdish...
Man charged in spate of explosions outside frenemy’s home
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An upstate New York man has been charged with setting off explosives in another man's yard and sending letters to neighbors...
German firms put forward proposal to rebuild Beirut port
BEIRUT — Representatives of several private German companies on a visit to Lebanon outlined on Friday an elaborate, multi-billion dollar study to rebuild the...
California fireworks explosion caused $3.2 million in damage
ONTARIO, Calif. — A massive fireworks explosion that left two people dead in Southern California earlier this week caused at least $3.2 million worth...
Explosion in Moscow suburb kills 3 people, injures 4
MOSCOW — An explosion in a residential building in a Moscow suburb killed three people and injured four more, emergency officials said.
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