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The PSNI has confirmed no criminal activity was involved

Man injured after gas canister explodes in Belfast car

A suspected explosion inside a car in south Belfast was a gas canister in the vehicle, as police ruled out criminal activity.

Belfast • 20 Aug 22

One injured in letter bomb attack on IMF's Paris office

A woman was injured in the face and arms when a letter bomb posted to the International Monetary Fund's Paris office blew up as she opened it, police said.

Europe • 16 Mar 17

Investigators now believe a bomb likely caused the explosion

Al-Shabaab suspected of carrying out bombing

Investigators suspect the al-Shabaab militant group was behind a likely bomb blast that forced an Airbus A321 into an emergency landing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according to US government sources.

World • 03 Feb 16

Preliminary analysis indicates the launch pad escaped major damage

Engine failure may have led to rocket explosion

Accident investigators for Orbital Sciences are looking closely at a potential first-stage engine problem after its high-profile rocket launch explosion last Tuesday.

News • 31 Oct 14

The Antares rocket was carrying a Cygnus spacecraft packed with supplies, science experiments and equipment

Unmanned rocket explodes on launch

An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift-off from a commercial launch pad in the US state of Virginia, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

News • 29 Oct 14

The interior ministry said in a statement that two lieutenant colonels and a recruit were killed in the blast

At least three dead after blast in central Cairo

A bomb blast killed three Egyptian policemen near the foreign ministry in central Cairo today.

News • 21 Sep 14

People were evacuated from the rubble of the building in a Paris suburb

Three dead, dozens injured in Paris explosion

An eight-year-old child is among three people killed in an explosion that reduced half of a four-storey residential block in a Paris suburb to rubble, emergency services said.

News • 01 Sep 14

Syrian government forces sift through the rubble following the explosion

14 reported dead as Syrian rebels blow up hotel

Syrian rebels blew up a luxury hotel-turned-army base in the historic heart of Aleppo after tunnelling under the front line that divides the main northern city.

News • 08 May 14

Forensic experts search for evidence at the scene of the explosion

657 arrested after Nairobi bomb attack kills six

Kenyan police have arrested more than 650 suspects in a crackdown on suspected Islamist insurgents following a bomb attack which killed six people in the capital Nairobi.

News • 01 Apr 14

No one was injured in the incident, according to the PSNI

Homes evacuated following explosion in Co Derry

Homes were evacuated and a car was damaged in an explosion in Co Derry.

News • 27 Mar 14

The incident happened on Moateview Avenue in Coolock

Two men injured in explosion at house in Dublin

Two men have been injured following an explosion in the back garden of a house in Coolock in Dublin.

News • 09 Mar 14

A gable wall of the complex was damaged in the explosion

Dublin housing complex damaged by gas explosion

A housing complex for the elderly in Killester in Dublin has been badly damaged by a gas explosion.

News • 09 Sep 13

A man detonated a package of black gunpowder outside Beijing's Terminal three international arrivals exit

Man hurt after Beijing Airport explosion

A loud explosion was heard in Beijing airport's Terminal 3 according to China's official Xinhua news agency.

News • 20 Jul 13

Venezuela's Amuay refinery is the country's largest

24 killed in Venezuela oil refinery explosion

An explosion tore through Venezuela's biggest oil refinery today, killing at least 24 people, wounding more than 80 others and halting operations at the huge facility.

News • 27 Aug 12

Explosion kills nine in Pakistani compound

A bomb exploded at a compound in northwest Pakistan today, killing nine people and wounding 20, local government and intelligence officials said.

News • 22 Jul 12

Nine die in bomb blast at Syrian military post

A car bomb has killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor.

News • 21 May 12

New Zealand - 29 workers trapped at Pike River coal mine

<p>Toxic gases delay New Zealand mine rescue</p>

Mining experts have said 29 workers could have survived a coal-mine disaster in New Zealand by sealing themselves off from toxic gases, but warned rescuers must hurry to get them out.

News • 22 Nov 10

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