Tag: Explosion
7 Bomb Blasts Rock Jaipur: Sketch released of the...
Authorities suspect Bangladeshi terrorist outfit HUJI was behind the Jaipur blasts
but the reports are unconfirmed as yet. The death toll has risen to 70
and more than 150 injured. At 7.35 p.m 7 bomb blasts rocked...
Car Bombing Kills 1, Injures 4 in Spain
One man was killed and four others were wounded when a car bomb exploded in Legutiano, Spain on Wednesday. More on this story as it develops. "The explosion of a booby-trapped van outside a civil guard barracks in Spain's restive Basque country on Wednesday killed a man and...
Probe into sub-station explosion in England
UPDATE: 2:35PM EST - May 8There is to be an official probe into the explosion at a sub-station in Essex, England yesterday." A member of staff working for EDF Energy died at the sub-station in Chelmsford on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Bishop Hall Lane in...
Explosion at Mississippi paper plant kills one
An explosion at a Mississippi plant earlier today has killed one worker and injured 17 others." The blast at the International Paper plant in Vicksburg was caused by a boiler explosion about 3:15 p.m., said Nicole Vera, deputy director of 911 services. Warren County Coroner...
Would-Be Hitler Assassin Dies aged 90.
"Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager -- a former German officer involved in two failed plots to assassinate Hitler. Von Boeselager -- who played a key role in the 1944 plot, when the Nazi leader narrowly survived a bomb...
Many injured in Pakistan attack
A supected Suicide Attack in North-Western Pakistan has taken place and dozens feared killed. North-Western region is one of most volatile region in Pakistan. Bordering Afghanistan it houses large number of...
Seagulls force kids' playtime to be cancelled
"A seagull, waiting to strikeHungry seagulls have forced playtime to be cancelled in Croatian schools after they started grabbing pupils' packed lunches. The protected species have resorted to scavenging owing to an explosion in their numbers. 'It is too dangerous for...
Five hurt in Leeds pub explosion
The gas explosion in Leeds, West Yorkshire in the north of England injured five people and wrecked about a dozen cars in a nearby car park. "Police have launched an investigation after five people were injured in a...
Bomb blast in Spain Injures Seven
Though a cease-fire was declared by ETA in 2006 following the Madrid bombings, the group has kicked up its campaign of violence again with persistent bombings. ETA has now killed more than 825 people since the1960s...
Space Junk: Orbital Litter
WIth over 6000 satellites sent into orbit since Sputnik, we have a lot of junk spinning around our fair planet. The article below has a superb slideshow to illustrate this."Today, it is estimated that only 800...
"IT COULD DESTROY THE EARTH" Big Bang at the ato...
Lawsuit tries to stop the project fearing"IT COULD DESTROY THE EARTH"[q url="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080405/black_hole_080405/20080405?hub=SciTech"]An American and a Spaniard have...
Sri lankan Minister Killed in Bomb Explosion
"Colombo (ABC Live): Jeyaraj Fernandopulle ,Sri Lanka's Highways Minister along with nine other citizens were killed in bomb explosion on Sunday in Weliveriya town in district Gampaha."
Explosion in Sri Lanka Kills Minister
A senior figure in Sri Lanka's government has been killed in an explosion, including at least 10 other people around him."Authorities say an explosion outside Sri Lanka's capital killed a government minister and...
Historic Quebec City Building Burns Down
Updateed 1.45 amCBC News Canada reports the damage is estimated around $100,000The building Palais Montcalm is a landmark in the City. The fire started on the third floor although the cause in not yet known. "QUEBEC...
7 Injured in Wisconsin Church Explosion
Seven people are reportedly injured after an explosion destroyed a church in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin earlier today."OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - An explosion in a Milwaukee suburb demolished a church and damaged two homes...
