Posts Tagged ‘blast’

‘I’m good’: Ex-president of Maldives on the mend after being critically injured in bomb blast

Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is recovering from surgery after being seriously wounded in a bomb blast. Two people have been arrested in connection to the incident, which is being treated as a terrorist attack. Nasheed, the head of the Maldivian Democratic Party and the country’s current parliament speaker, was injured after an explosive device […]

Beirut blast victims with 204 portraits

Beirut-based American artist Brady Black memorialises the victims of the deadly August 4 port blast with a series of 204 portraits of those killed by the explosion. The devastating explosion was Lebanon’s worst peace-time disaster, disfigured the heart of the capital, and stoked a wave of public anger against the country’s ruling elite. Source

Prosecutors bid to put Albania’s ex-defence minister on trial over 2008 blast

Albanian prosecutors are seeking to try the country’s former defence minister over a deadly factory explosion in 2008. The blast at a munitions depot factory at Gerdec – where stockpiles of ammunition were dumped for destruction – killed 26 people and injured at least 264 others. Around 5,500 houses were also damaged after the explosion […]

Reports from Afghanistan: General’s comment, blast, cost

Afghan National army (ANA) soldiers line up during military training in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, on May 8, 2016 (Photo by Mohammad Sharif Shayeq/NurPhoto)   U.S. general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’ A May 2, 2021, Washington datelined AP report said: Afghan government forces face an uncertain future and, in a worst-case scenario, some “bad […]

80 Groups Blast US Interference in Mexico’s Phaseout of Glyphosate and GM Corn

By Jessica Corbett, staff writer at Common Dreams. A coalition of 80 U.S. agricultural, consumer, environmental, public health, and worker groups sent a letter Thursday to key figures in the Biden administration calling for them to “respect Mexico’s sovereignty and refrain from interfering with its right to enact health-protective policies”—specifically, the phaseout of the herbicide […]

Fire from oxygen tank blast in Baghdad COVID-19 hospital kills 82

A fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a COVID-19 hospital in Baghdad took at least 82 lives and forced some people to leap through windows out of the burning building, witnesses and authorities said on Sunday.As rescuers combed the smoke-charred building, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi blamed negligence and suspended his Health Minister Hassan […]

Natanz blast ‘likely took 5,000 centrifuges offline,’ though its progression is troublesome

Browse > Home / Featured Articles / Natanz blast ‘likely took 5,000 centrifuges offline,’ though its progression is troublesome April 25, 2021 by Yaakov Lappin – JNS.org Read on for article The April 11 explosion that tore through the Iranian nuclear site of Natanz—and which the Islamic Republic has blamed on Israeli sabotage—appeared to have […]

‘God-awful blast’ that rocked towns for miles around was caused by explosion at gender reveal party

An explosion that rocked towns in New Hampshire was the result of a gender reveal party, according to police. The explosion was reported by residents in the towns around Kingston, roughly 40 miles (64 km) north of Boston, at about 7pm on Tuesday. “It was a loud boom that shook our four-family townhouse,” a resident […]

Iran Identifies Suspect Behind Blast at Natanz Nuclear Site

A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, March 30, 2005. Photo: REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi Iran on Saturday named a man it wants arrested in connection with a recent explosion and power outage at its main Natanz nuclear plant, as talks got underway in Vienna to […]

Cruise ship helps evacuees flee new blast from St. Vincent volcano that was visible from space (PHOTOS)

Following yet another explosion of gas and ash from St. Vincent’s La Soufrière volcano on Friday, a cruise ship came to the rescue and evacuated a stranded group of foreigners, as the blasts continued in the distance. The rescue operation came at the end of a week of eruptions that began on April 9 and […]

1,500 rabbis blast ADL for calling Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson

In response to ADL’s call on Fox News to fire host Tucker Carlson, the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) wrote a letter on Tuesday calling out the organization for its “grossly misplaced charges of antisemitism.” The letter was supported by 1,500 traditional orthodox rabbis, who informed ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt that “alas, the ADL has […]

Iran’s Zarif: Israel made ‘a very bad gamble’ with blast at nuclear plant

Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Israel made a “very bad gamble” if it believed its alleged sabotage at the Natanz nuclear plant would stop efforts to lift US sanctions on Tehran. “If [Israel] thought that they can stop Iran from following up on lifting sanctions from the Iranian people, then they made a very […]

Natanz blast took out main power and backup, Iranian official acknowledges

An Iranian official has acknowledged that Sunday’s blast at Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, which has been attributed to Israel, took out the plant’s main electrical power system and its backup. “From a technical standpoint, the enemy’s plan was rather beautiful,” Fereydoon Abbasi Davani, the head of the Iranian parliament’s energy committee, told Iranian state […]

3 Israeli nanosatellites blast into space to test new method for rescue beacons

A Soyuz rocket blasted off Monday from Kazakhstan carrying a payload that included three Israeli nanosatellites that will test an alternative way of providing emergency location services for those in need of rescue. The launch had been delayed for two days due to bad weather but eventually succeeded in sending 38 small satellites from 18 […]

Israel Says Iran Behind Blast On Israeli-Owned Ship In ‘Initial Assessment’

(ZH) Israel is blaming Iran for the Thursday incident in the Gulf of Oman wherein a cargo vessel owned by an Israeli businessman was hit by a ‘mystery’ explosion, forcing it to divert to the nearest port after sustaining severe damage. Defense Minister Benny Gantz has announced as part of an “initial assessment” that Tel Aviv […]

Israeli-owned ship hit by blast in Gulf of Oman begins repairs in Dubai port

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai’s port for repairs Sunday, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran. Associated Press journalists saw the hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry […]

Blast-hit Israeli cargo ship anchors in Dubai port for repairs

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An explosion-hit, Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman anchored in Dubai on Saturday morning, after a blast on Friday forced the vessel to head to the nearest port. Satellite-tracking data from website MarineTraffic.com showed the stricken ship, the MV Helios Ray, arriving at the Dubai port at around […]

Lebanon appoints new prosecutor to lead probe into Beirut blast

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Families of Beirut blast victims stage fiery protest after lead investigator removed from case (PHOTOS)

Relatives of people killed in the Beirut Port blast last August have been protesting for a second day after a judge, who’d charged outgoing Lebanese PM and three ex-ministers over the explosion, was removed from the case. Around 70 demonstrators gathered outside Beirut’s Palace of Justice on Friday before setting tires on fire and blocking […]

Lebanon court asks Beirut port blast lead investigator to step down

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Letter bomb blast injures 3 at Lidl headquarters in Germany

A letter bomb has exploded at the headquarters of the Lidl supermarket chain in Neckarsulm, Germany, injuring three people. It’s the second such incident in two days in the state of Baden-Württemberg. A blast rocked the company’s administrative building on Wednesday when “a letter was opened,” a Lidl spokesperson told Bild. Those hurt were rushed […]

Satellite images show devastation from fuel tanker blast on Afghan-Iran border

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

Wuhan probe members blast NYT story for ‘misquoting’ them as Beijing mocks US bid to hold WHO ‘to higher standards’

Experts sent to China by the WHO to investigate the origins of Covid-19 lashed out at the New York Times for allegedly twisting their words. Meanwhile, Beijing hit back at Washington’s skeptical remarks about the probe. The independent expert team returned this week from a month-long fact-finding mission to Wuhan, where they were searching for […]

Fuel tanker blast causes massive fire at Afghan-Iran border

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

Beirut blast: Six months on, people are still hunting for justice

Six months on from the huge port blast in Beirut, Lebanon, and family of the victims have been demanding justice. The incident on August 4, which saw 2,750 tonnes of improperly stored ammonium nitrate explode, killed more than 200 people. It injured 6,000, left 300,000 homeless and destroyed whole neighbourhoods. Half a year after the […]

Six months after deadly blast, justice remains elusive for Beirut protesters

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Blast outside Israeli embassy in New Delhi, no injuries reported but several cars damaged (VIDEO)

An explosion has been reported outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi. The emergency services say no one was hurt but nearby cars have been damaged. Emergency services have confirmed reports of an explosion outside Israel’s embassy in New Delhi on Friday evening. The blast is said to have taken place near a footpath, with […]

France defends Covid-19 jab campaign as critics blast health authorities for only vaccinating 516 people in first week

The head of the French health authority has justified their slow progress in immunizing people against Covid-19 and suggested that there are still things we don’t know about the Pfizer vaccine. Speaking on Monday, Dominique Le Guludec, president of the High Authority of Health (HAS), admitted that the vaccination campaign had started too slowly but […]

Blast At Yemen’s Aden Airport Kills At Least 16, Wounds Dozens

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 16 people were killed and 60 were wounded in the blast. The source of the explosion was not immediately clear […]

Nashville Christmas Blast Was NOT a Truck Bomb. Can you Spell DEW?

The Nashville blast was calculated to end the investigation of Voter Fraud . The Christmas blast in Nashville was most likely a DEW attack, the purpose of which was to damage the Dominion voting machines that had recently been delivered to the AT&T building for analysis.  The RV parked in front of the AT&T building […]

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