At least 12 people are dead and more than half of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus is without power, after a huge explosion at a local military base. Shortly after the blast, the government’s defense minister and its army chief both resigned. Authorities linked the explosion to munitions seized from an Iranian vessel heading to […]
12 Dead as Massive Explosion Rocks Cyprus Naval Base
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
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Massive Explosions Rock Cyprus Naval Base
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 3:01 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Cyprus say massive explosions Monday rocked a major naval base on the Mediterranean island’s southern coast. The Cyprus News Agency reports at least 10 fatalities and scores of injured. It is believed the blast occurred when a munitions dump at the Evangelos Florakis base caught fire. Witnesses report significant damage at the explosion […]
Massive Explosions Rock Cyprus Naval Base
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Cyprus say massive explosions Monday rocked a major naval base on the mediterranean island’s southern coast. The Cyprus News Agency reports at least eight fatalities and scores of injured. It is believed the blast occurred when a munitions dump at the Evangelos Florakis base caught fire. Witnesses report significant damage at the explosion […]
Massive Explosions Rock Cyprus
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Massive explosions Monday rocked a naval base in southern Cyprus. The Cyprus News Agency reports at least eight fatalities and scores of injured. It is believed the blast occurred when a munitions dump caught fire. Witnesses report significant damage at the explosion site.
Turkmenistan Says Fireworks Blast Killed 15; Opposition Says Hundreds Dead
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Turkmenistan say an explosion at a fireworks warehouse near the capital, Ashgabat, last week killed 15 people, but the opposition and Russian media say hundreds are dead. After days of official silence, the Turkmen government said unusually hot weather triggered the blast in the town of Abadan, killing 13 civilians and two soldiers. […]
Bombs Blast Women, Children and Farmers in Afghanistan
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Roadside bombs in Afghanistan have ripped through a van carrying women and children and have blown up farmers and a donkey, part of a new string of attacks on civilians that has outraged the government in Kabul. The deadliest blast took place Saturday in the Shamulzayi district of Zabul province, when a bomb tore through […]
13 Killed in Afghan Bomb Blast
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb has ripped through a van, killing 13 civilians, including two children and four women. Authorities say the people were killed Saturday morning when their vehicle struck the device in Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. The French news agency reports at least 11 of the dead were from […]
11 Killed in Afghan Bomb Blast
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb has killed 11 civilians. Authorities say the people were killed Saturday morning when their vehicle struck the device. Local officials say the group – two children, four women and five men – was thought to be Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan. The French news agency reports the […]
Blast Hits UN Compound in Gaza
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Gaza City say a blast has gone off near a U.N. compound that abuts the headquarters of the Hamas security services. The U.N. says a wall surrounding the compound was damaged in the explosion late Saturday. It was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the blast.
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Hospital
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan. The explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, caused heavy casualties, but Afghan authorities gave conflicting estimates. Hours after the attack, officials said they thought the blast killed more than 30 people, including women and […]
