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Bomb blast injures eight people in southern Philippines

April 18, 2023 | 13:52

A homemade bomb ripped through a bus in the southern Philippines on April 17, injuring at least eight people, a military spokesperson said.

Car bomb kills 8, wounds 15 in Afghan capital

December 21, 2020 | 16:26

A car bomb killed eight people and wounded more than 15 others in Kabul Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock the Afghan capital.

6 injured in suicide bombing at police HQ in Indonesian city of Medan

November 15, 2019 | 08:00

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police station in Indonesia's city of Medan in North Sumatra on Wednesday (Nov 13), killing himself and wounding six others, said authorities who described the 24-year-old attacker as a "lone wolf".

Two suspects arrested after bomb blasts in Bangkok during ASEAN summit

August 03, 2019 | 15:33

Two men from Thailand's insurgency-hit "Deep South" have been arrested in connection to the bomb attacks in Bangkok on Friday (Aug 2), which left four people injured.

WWII bomb in central Berlin forces evacuation

June 15, 2019 | 11:26

An unexploded American aerial bomb from World War II was found in central Berlin during construction work on Friday (Jun 14), forcing the evacuation of surrounding city blocks, police said.

Improvised bomb made safe near Colombo airport: Police

April 22, 2019 | 17:09

An improvised pipe bomb discovered close to Colombo's main airport was successfully defused by the Sri Lanka airforce, police said.

Spike in bomb and grenade attacks in Thailand's restive south

December 30, 2018 | 08:00

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha decried "opportunists" on Saturday (Dec 29) after a wave of coordinated bomb attacks by suspected insurgents hit Thailand's Muslim-majority "deep south" in the lead-up to the New Year holidays.

French fishing trawler nets WWII bomb

August 18, 2018 | 11:37

A French fishing trawler netted a World War II bomb containing nearly a tonne of explosives off the coast of Normandy on Friday (Aug 17), prompting the emergency evacuation of the crew while the device was returned to the seabed, authorities said.

1,800 evacuated as France defuses British WWII bomb

August 13, 2018 | 09:00

Some 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate their homes in northwest France on Sunday (Aug 12) as a bomb squad defused a British bomb from World War II, officials said.

Hong Kong police disarm third WWII bomb discovered this year

May 11, 2018 | 13:46

Hundreds of people were evacuated Friday after a World War II bomb was found at a Hong Kong construction site, police said, the third such discovery in the territory this year.