Posts Tagged ‘ blasts ’

Swedish police probe blasts as ‘terror crimes’ 

December 12, 2010
Swedish police probe blasts as ‘terror crimes’ 

A fire truck is seen near the wreckage of a car after a blast in the centre of Stockholm December 11, 2010. Swedish police said Sunday they were investigating two bomb blasts that hit Stockholm’s city center Saturday night as "terror crimes," and they had established good leads in the probe. "We are investigating this [...]

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29 killed, 60 injured in twin blasts in Pakistan’s Lahore

December 9, 2009
29 killed, 60 injured in twin blasts in Pakistan’s Lahore

Two explosions killed 29 persons, injured at least 60 others in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday evening, local TV channels reported. TV grab taken on Dec. 7, 2009 shows people gathering at the explosion site at the Moon Market in Lahore in east Pakistan. (Xinhua Photo)Twin blasts took place outside Moon Market police station in [...]

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At least 8 killed in blasts at Jakarta hotels

July 17, 2009
At least 8 killed in blasts at Jakarta hotels

Two explosions occurred at the Ritz Carlton and Marriott hotels respectively in Jakarta on Friday morning, killing at least 8 people and wounding more than 50 others, an Indonesian minister said. People run following a blast at the Marriot Hotel in central Jakarta July 17, 2009. Six people were killed in nearly simultaneous explosions at [...]

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Jakarta hotel bombs kill 9, wound 42: police

July 17, 2009
Jakarta hotel bombs kill 9, wound 42: police

People run following a blast at the Marriot Hotel in central Jakarta, July 17, 2009. Near-simultaneous bomb blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta’s business district on Friday, killing nine people and wounding 42 others including foreign businessmen, police said. A car bomb had also exploded along a toll road [...]

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Serial blasts rock Indian northeast state

October 31, 2008
Serial blasts rock Indian northeast state

At least 61 people were killed and over 300 injured in serial blasts in India’s northeast state Assam Thursday, officials said. Vehicles are set on fire by an angry crowd at a blast site in Guwahati, the main city of India’s troubled northeastern Assam state Oct. 30, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)As many as 12 bombs went off [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...