https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/03/1080657747_0:183:3068:1908_1200x675_80_0_0_536d5d1433e7d0437213406c3d8371a6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010181080806176-thirteen-dead-over-100-injured-in-bomb-blast-in-afghanistans-ghor-province/ KABUL (Sputnik) – Thirteen people are dead and 102 others sustained injuries after a car bomb went off near the police headquarters in Afghanistan’s western province of Ghor on Sunday, the head of the central hospital said. The blast took place in the provincial capital of Firuzkoh. Along with the police headquarters, judiciary offices, women’s affairs department and a […]
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Late last month, Arizona State University placed dozens of students and four Greek chapters on interim suspension, pending an investigation of their alleged violations of COVID-19 safety protocols. The photos displayed in a local news broadcast that night—dozens of students packed together, maskless, on a boat; sorority sisters packing together for rush week—were shocking. But even more surprising was the revelation that they hadn’t been unearthed […]
Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito issued a broadside against the high court’s 2015 gay marriage decision on Monday when the court declined to hear a case brought by a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue a marriage license for same-sex couples. The two justices agreed with the decision not to hear the case, but used the occasion to take a legal baseball […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Mediterranean Another terrible explosion, another alleged Hezbollah deposit in the crosshairs, another suspicion that it is an Israeli attack on Lebanon. On the afternoon of Tuesday 22 September, a devastating explosion was seen and heard in the south of the country, according to local sources. The news was promptly picked up by Middle East Eye (below) but also by […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009181080508683-iraqi-soldier-injured-by-blast-that-hit-international-coalition-convoy/ CAIRO (Sputnik) – An Iraqi serviceman has been injured by an explosion that hit a convoy of the international coalition in the northern part of the country, the national security services said. “As a result of the explosion one serviceman sustained slight injuries”, the security services said in a statement on late Friday, as quoted by the INA news […]
AMMAN (Sputnik) – The recent powerful blast at an ammunition warehouse in the Jordanian city of Zarqa, northeast of the Amman capital, has been blamed on the high temperature, according to an initial investigation, a senior military source in the General Command of the country’s Armed Forces said on Friday. “According to a preliminary investigation, the explosion has been caused by the extremely high temperature, as […]
The motorcade of Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh was apparently targeted in an assassination attempt. A roadside bomb went off as the vehicles passed by, killing at least 10 people but leaving the top official unharmed. The deadly incident happened on Wednesday morning in the Taimani area in northwestern Kabul. The powerful explosion left the street covered with rubble and seriously damaged one of the cars. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009091080404142-blast-in-afghanistans-capital-targeting-vice-president-kills-two-reports-claim/ Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh is reported not to have been harmed after being targeted by a blast in the country’s capital Kabul. The explosion is said to have killed two people. According to reports, the explosion took place in the morning rush hour on Wednesday, with Xinhua quoting a witness as saying: “We heard a huge blast in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009061080381823-natanz-blast-iran-identifies-forces-responsible-for-sabotage-at-countrys-largest-nuclear-site/ Iranian officials previously said that a fire and explosion on 2 July at the country’s largest uranium enrichment facility was the result of sabotage and vowed to respond if it finds evidence that foreign forces were involved in it. Tehran has identified those behind the blast and fire at the Natanz nuclear facility, said spokesperson for Iran’s […]
GENOA, Italy (Sputnik) – An independent international investigation is the only way to bring to justice those who were directly or indirectly responsible for the massive blast at the port of Beirut on August 4, former Lebanese minister of state for administrative development May Chidiac said in an interview. “If the Lebanese are calling for international assistance, it is to them and not to those in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009011080332929-at-least-3-soldiers-killed-five-others-injured-in-bomb-blast-in-capital-of-afghanistans-paktia/ KABUL (Sputnik) – At least 3 soldiers were killed and at least five others were injured in a bomb attack in Gardez, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia Province, a Paktia Security Command spokesperson said in a statement. “Unfortunately, three of our soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. The situation is now normal and […]
Congressional Democrats are calling the director of national intelligence’s cancellation of additional in-person election security briefings “outrageous,” after the change was announced on Friday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Congressional Democrats are calling the director of national intelligence’s cancellation of additional in-person election security briefings “outrageous,” after the change was announced on Friday. Patrick Semansky/AP Congressional Democrats are calling the director of national […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/07/1080093547_0:6:3073:1734_1200x675_80_0_0_638d16b56046bb37e6f41149b01d2043.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008301080318451-death-toll-in-beirut-blast-reaches-190/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The massive explosion that erupted at the port of Beirut on August 4 destroyed half of the city’s buildings. The authorities say the improper storage of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in the port was the reason behind the blast. The number of those killed in the powerful blast in the port of Beirut in early […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008241080260380-nine-killed-17-injured-by-twin-blast-in-philippines-south-reports-suggest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least nine people were killed and 17 others injured as a result of two consecutive explosions in the Philippines’ south province of Sulu, media reported on Monday, citing the Philippine authorities. According to China’s Xinhua news agency, citing the Philippine military and police, the first blast occurred near a grocery store along a busy street […]
Aoun: Impossible that Beirut blast was caused by Hezbollah arms [ Editor’s Note: President Aoun is stepping very carefully through the political landmine that is before him. One small misstep can eliminate his coming through this unscathed. Hence he has said that all input on what happened will be accepted and evaluated. But the big question there will be ‘evaluated by whom and what are their […]
…from PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: This investigation took fifteen years and cost a billion dollars, a fact that should launch an investigation into the crime of milking this investigation as a cash cow. The question arises, what is the point of having any UN investigation, when this case shows it does not have the capacity to do one in any reasonable amount of time? This […]
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In 2005, a deadly explosion in Beirut killed the country’s first post-civil war Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Four Hezbollah members were indicted for his murder and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is shortly set to deliver a verdict on their guilt. However, the country has recently been shaken by another catastrophic blast. An examination of a report into Beirut’s 4 August explosion, which killed more than […]
The US and its “international partners” will offer financial aid to Lebanon, which is struggling to deal with the economic fallout of the massive port blast — but only if it commits to “real change,” a senior US official said. US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David Hale laid out Washington’s conditions for aid as he spoke in Beirut on Saturday. The senior diplomat […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008141080173063–hezbollah-leader-israel-will-pay-the-price-if-it-turns-out-tel-aviv-was-behind-beirut-blast/ Immediately after the tragedy occurred, reports emerged that Israel could have been behind the powerful explosion that left more than 200 people dead and 5,000 injured. Tel Aviv, which has been involved in a series of military clashes with Lebanon, has categorically denied the allegation. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said Israel will pay the price if it turns out […]
A letter from Lebanese security officials warning that the 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate dangerously stored in the port of Beirut could destroy the city was sent to both the prime minister and the president in late July, according to Reuters. The new information underscores the level of incompetence over the handling of the infamous port that led to a catastrophic blast that killed more […]
LEBANESE PREMIER RESIGNED UPDTATE ON 11 AUGUST Lebanon’s government resigned Monday as the fallout from last week’s deadly explosion deepened a political crisis in the country’s blast-ravaged capital. Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he would resign along with all of his ministers. “We will back down and stand with the people. We need to open the door for the people,” he said in an address to […]
‘Execute Them’: Lebanon Protesters Demand Revenge After Blast August 10, 2020 ‘Execute Them’: Lebanon Protesters Demand Revenge After Blast2020-08-102020-08-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/lebanon-protests-e1597069282791.jpg200px200px Above photo: Lebanese protesters, enraged by a deadly explosion blamed on government negligence, clash with security forces for the second evening near an access street to the parliament in central Beirut on August 9, 2020. The huge chemical explosion that hit Beirut’s port, devastating large parts of the […]
The Israel Defence Forces’ relations with the Lebanese political and militant group are extremely hostile, with the two fighting numerous skirmishes and engaging in a full-scale 34-day long war in 2006. Israeli Defence Minister and alternative Prime Minister Benny Gantz has taken aim at Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, claiming that his organization poses a threat to Lebanon and its population. “While Nasrallah is our biggest enemy […]
Tehran has cautioned against politicizing the devastating blast in Beirut, arguing that Washington should drop sanctions on Lebanon if it is serious about helping the nation recover from the catastrophe. “If America is honest about its assistance offer to Lebanon, they should lift sanctions [against it],” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday during a news conference. In response to a question about French President […]
As an investigation continues into the deadly explosion that took place on 4 August in Beirut, killing over 150 and injuring up to 6,000, French President Emmanuel Macron visited the city on Thursday, saying that “France will never let Lebanon go,” in a remark slammed as a “neocolonialist foray by a European leader”. Iran has urged countries to refrain from politicising the deadly 4 August blast […]
Days after the deadly explosion in Beirut that killed over 150 people and transformed the bustling city into a pile of rubble, reports have traced the origin of the ammonium nitrate, implicated in the blast and stored at a port warehouse, to a vessel that docked there years ago, “The Rhosus”. The huge chemical blast that hit Beirut’s port, turning swathes of the Lebanese capital into […]
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the mammoth explosion that rocked Beirut was likely an accident, pouring cold water on a theory floated by the president, who claimed the Pentagon assessed that a “bomb” had set off the blast. “[We’re] still getting information on what happened,” Esper told the Aspen Security Conference on Wednesday, but added “most believe it was an accident as reported, and beyond […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008051080078858-how-can-you-say-accident-trump-reiterates-possibility-that-beirut-blast-was-an-attack/ During a press conference Wednesday, “Whatever happened, it’s terrible. But they [US military officials] don’t know what is really is. There’s a lot of turmoil, a lot of problems but we stand with them,” Trump said during the briefing. More details to follow. Source link
The initial blast of Tuesday’s devastating explosion in Beirut—which has killed at least 100 and injured thousands more—rocked the city’s BBC bureau so severely it knocked a reporter to the floor as she conducted a remote interview. Nearby, women and several children were caught on home security footage watching the explosion from their couch before the blast knocked windows into them. In another video, a terrified […]
The massive blast that shook Beirut was likely caused by a fatal mishandling of hazardous materials, mirroring the explosion that leveled a fertilizer plant in France some two decades ago, a chemist and detonations expert told RT. Tuesday’s explosion tore through a port chemical depot and sent a towering fireball and mushroom cloud into the sky over Beirut, leaving more than 70 people dead and some […]
A MASSIVE explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday. As reported earlier by Cristina Laila The National News Agency reported that the explosion was at a warehouse for firecrackers near the port. A Powerful explosion has occured in Beirut. It’s not yet clear what caused the blast. #Beirut pic.twitter.com/h7ayT5DKdK — Sputnik Insight (@Sputnik_Insight) August 4, 2020 But now there are conflicting reports including a report at Al-Hadeth […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/04/1080061282_0:0:3045:1714_1200x675_80_0_0_d7a8fa25289791e21a6e7601cab1bd67.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008051080061263-beirut-port-blast-victim-i-saw-something-like-exploding-fireworks/ On 4 August, a giant blast took place in a warehouse at the Port of Beirut leaving at least 78 people dead and over 4,000 injured. “In the beginning, we saw white smoke. Very thick and massive white smoke”, the victim said in an interview. “I immediately got into the car and wanted to drive away. The explosion occurred […]
Videos of the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut that left over 70 people dead and thousands wounded continue to emerge, painting a comprehensive picture of the destruction – though shedding no light on its cause. A mega-compilation of 15 different videos from witnesses to Tuesday’s catastrophic explosion in Lebanon’s capital has been compiled by RT. The synced-up clips give some idea of the far-reaching […]
“It would seem like it based on the explosion,” Trump said when asked whether the blast was the result of an attack. I met with some of our great generals, they seem to feel this was not some kind of manufacturing explosion type of event.. they seem to think it was an attack, it was a bomb of some kind. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
A MASSIVE explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday. As reported earlier by Cristina Laila The National News Agency reported that the explosion was at a warehouse for firecrackers near the port. A Powerful explosion has occured in Beirut. It’s not yet clear what caused the blast. #Beirut pic.twitter.com/h7ayT5DKdK — Sputnik Insight (@Sputnik_Insight) August 4, 2020 TRENDING: Teen Activist Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107982/56/1079825658_0:183:1201:858_1200x675_80_0_0_0ee889c3e705be84aaa93cb76e5c22a5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008041080059894-ex-adult-film-star-mia-khalifa-fuels-conspiracy-about-beirut-port-blast/ A massive explosion occurred in the port of Beirut, leaving at least 50 people dead and injuring 2,750 others, according to the authorities’ preliminary data. Ex adult film actress of Lebanese descent Mia Khalifa has sparked controversy over the recent explosion at Beirut port, Lebanon. In a series of Instagram stories posted on late Tuesday, Mia shared videos taken […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008041080060406-beirut-blast-severely-injures-un-peacekeeping-crew-damages-vessel/ The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon announced late on Tuesday that one of its ships and several of its naval peacekeepers had been injured in the explosion at the port of Beirut. “As a result of a huge explosion that rocked Beirut Port this evening, one of the UNIFIL ships of the Maritime Task Force docked in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/04/1080057640_0:234:3057:1953_1200x675_80_0_0_e033f5c6ba016881816554a9ac68d7b1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008041080058613-ten-minutes-of-destruction-and-panic-eyewitness-shares-harrowing-account-of-massive-beirut-blast/ The cause of the explosion, which claimed at least 70 lives according to estimates of the local Red Cross, remains a mystery. Several foreign governments have already extended offers to provide all the aid that Lebanon might need due to the tragic incident. While authorities in Beirut are rushing to help those affected by the deadly explosion […]
A huge explosion rocked Beiruit, Lebanon, Tuesday devastating entire buildings and leaving an unknown number of people dead and wounded. Lebanon’s health minister Hamad Hassan confirmed that there were a large number of injuries and widespread damage. Footage of the blast showed a large plume of dark red flames and smoke before a massive explosion threw up a mushroom cloud; powerful shock waves shattered glass, collapsed […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008041080057184-israel-denies-responsibility-for-massive-blast-in-beirut-knesset-tv-says/ The powerful blast that occurred near the centre of the Lebanese capital and left many people injured has already been described as a “national disaster akin to Hiroshima” by the city’s governor. Israel has nothing to do with the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on 4 August, the country’s parliamentary TV channel has announced. A similar statement was […]
New Department of Homeland Security guidelines on enforcing DACA, a controversial Obama-era executive policy on illegal immigrants brought to the US as children, have Democrats and amnesty activists crying foul. All new DACA applications will be rejected, along with new and pending requests for travel documents, while existing DACA recipients will be given one-year extensions of their status, acting DHS chief Chad Wolf said in a […]
Earlier in July, Iran reportedly said that it had determined the “main cause” of a blast at the Natanz nuclear site, which will be announced “at a proper time”. Commander of the US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie has suggested that Iran will retaliate for recent explosions at nuclear and military facilities in Natanz and Parchin. “My experience with Iran tells me they will respond”, McKenzie […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107847/05/1078470558_0:0:1200:676_1200x675_80_0_0_36c31b8d15afbd96c78667472edb06e5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007111079859283-mine-blast-kills-6-civilians-injures-8-in-central-afghanistan/ KABUL (Sputnik) – A roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni killed six civilians and wounded eight others, a Saturday statement from the governor’s office said. The blast took place in the Dara-e-Qiaq area, in Ghazni province’s Jaghatu district, at around 4 p. m. local time (12:00 GMT) on Saturday, according to the statement from Ghazni governor’s […]
Amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran over the latter’s nuclear program, a series of blasts have occurred in Iran near Tehran’s Parchin military complex, at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) and a power plant in Ahvaz, with reports claiming that Iranian officials regard the incidents as “sabotage”. A large explosion at the Sepahan Boresh factory in the city of Baqershahr near Tehran on Monday […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006291079743253-lebanese-security-forces-investigating-blast-near-ex-prime-minister-hariris-convoy/ DOHA (Sputnik) – Lebanese security forces are investigating the explosion that took place near former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s convoy during his visit to the eastern Beqaa Valley on 17 June, Hariri’s press office said. According to media reports, a missile exploded not far from the politician’s convoy of 30 cars on his way back from the Beqaa Valley […]
KABUL (Sputnik) – At least five members of the Taliban group have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on Sunday. According to a provincial police chief, the explosion took place while the militants were transferring landmines from the Bar Ghoreza area to the city of Gardez. A security source said on the condition of anonymity that in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107965/27/1079652761_0:206:2000:1331_1200x675_80_0_0_bbb104d7e3b05bb9d9764e2a52327a78.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006271079736882-tehran-blast-took-place-at-missile-production-facility-news-agency-claims-citing-satellite-images/ A large explosion woke up the residents of the Iranian capital with a huge dawn-like blaze seen to the east of the city. The blast, officially attributed to an explosion of a leaky gas tank, shattered windows in some buildings, but ultimately resulted in no casualties. Satellite images of the purported site of the overnight blast in […]
A former British ambassador has called US and UK claims that Anne Sacoolas – the wife of a US intelligence officer – had immunity, as “a palpable absurdity.” Sacoolas is accused of killing Harry Dunn last year in a car crash. The 19-year-old was fatally injured after he was allegedly struck by Sacoolas in her car outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August 2019. Sir Ivor […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107960/34/1079603478_0:-1:1366:768_1200x675_80_0_0_9e110f43ef7a0ff23498f50830d5db7b.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006131079603237-china-deadly-oil-tank-accident-video-of-blast-sending-vehicle-debris-into-air-surfaces-online/ BEIJING (Sputnik) – Nine people have been killed and 112 others injured following an oil tank truck explosion in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Saturday, the media reported. Earlier reports indicated that at least 50 people were injured and four others were killed as a result of the blast. According to China Central Television, the incident occurred on a […]
At least one rocket was fired into the heavily fortified Green Zone compound in the Iraqi capital, with a loud blast reported in the area. The attack reportedly resulted in no casualties and only minor damage. A Katyusha rocket landed within the Green Zone in the early hours of Thursday morning, setting off sirens at the US Embassy, Reuters reported, citing a witness. Nobody was killed […]
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under pressure from former and current employees who are frustrated with his lack of action on the president’s posts. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under pressure from former and current employees who are frustrated with his lack of action on the president’s posts. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Some […]
A suicide bomber has struck a mosque at the entrance to the international zone in the Afghan capital Kabul during evening prayers, killing one person and injuring at least three others. Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian confirmed that the attacker blew himself up inside a washroom at the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque in the central district, next to the Green Zone – home to international offices, […]
At least one rocket fell near Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the US Embassy and other diplomatic compounds in Iraq, according to reports, possibly marking the first attack on the facility in weeks. The explosion set off sirens at the US Embassy compound on Tuesday morning, local media said. The rocket was reportedly fired from Baghdad’s west and hit an empty building inside the […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan’s government had released a threat alert on 9 May, citing the targeting of public places by anti-state elements. In March, at least nine people were injured in a blast in the city of Chaman, in Balochistan province. Seven people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Quetta, Balochistan in February. At least three people including two traffic police officers on Monday […]