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Latest in Tag: explosion

Diesel tank explosion leaves 4 dead, dozens injured in Beirut
Fire took hold in an underground premise, reportedly a warehouse, where the fuel oil tank was also being stored

Egypt sends 125 tonnes of glass to Beirut for explosion damage repair
Several aid shipments have, under Presidential directives, been sent to Lebanon as part of air bridge established shortly after the Beirut Port explosion

Beirut explosion represents Lebanon’s collapse at sectarian system hands: Lebanese Academic
Eradication of militant bourgeoisie is necessary for building of new Lebanese state

Beirut explosion case referred to Lebanon’s Supreme Judicial Council
Four ministers resign following angry demonstrations across Lebanon, with media reports of possible full cabinet resignation

Lebanon Prime Minister proposes early elections following Beirut explosion
Protestors storm Economy, Environment, Foreign Ministries, and several injuries reported

World leaders offer Lebanon condolences, support after deadly explosion
Prime Minister Hassan Diab called on “friendly countries” to support a country already facing its worst economic turmoil in years, amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

UN Security Council to hold urgent session on Beirut explosion
Session scheduled for Monday will discuss explosions’ impacts on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, among other topics

Beirut explosion leaves 300,000 homeless people, up to $5bn losses
Blast was attributed to highly explosive materials stored in Beirut port warehouse

Huge blast rocks Beirut, army deployed to streets

About 73 people killed, and 3,700 others wounded in blast that rocked city’s port


Update: Huge explosion hits Lebanon’s capital Beirut, dozens dead, injured
The two huge explosions in Beirut left dozens dead and injured, al-Jadeed TV channel reported. A local hospital, however, said at least 500 were injured

Car explosion in Syria kills 19, injures dozens
Al-Bab’s citizens go on general strike after the explosion in the Syrian border city

4 killed and 10 injured in bus explosion near Giza Pyramids: Sadek
Egypt’s tourism sector is not directly targeted by attack due to bomb’s location, says El-Zayat

Explosion kills 2 police conscripts in Alexandria
Bomb targeted convoy of Alexandria’s security director as he was entering security facility
In Pictures: Explosion at Saint Mark’s Church in AlexandriaÂ
At least 11 people were killed and 33 injured in an explosion at Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria on Sunday, Ministry of Health spokesperson Khaled Megahed reported. The explosion occurred a few minutes after the departure of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II from the church. Media outlets reported that the head of the investigation …

Explosion leads to death of one civilian in Maadi
A gardener found a strange object in his garden that exploded and killed him while he checked it

Islamic State claims responsibility for Cairo church attack
IS named Abou Abdallah Al-Masry as the suicide bomber who carried out the attack, via its affiliated media outlet

Suicide bomber in church attack part of Muslim Brotherhood cell operating abroad: Interior Ministry
Other fugitive suspect coordinated with members in Qatar, was trained by Sinai Province, says ministry

Alleged church attacker previously arrested in 2014
Reports emerge about the background of the alleged suicide bomber after Al-Sisi named him during a funeral honouring the 25 victims of Sunday’s attack on a Coptic church

22-year-old suicide bomber carried out Coptic church attack: Al-Sisi
The president announced the arrest of four people, including a woman, while two other suspects are being sought after in connection with the attack

3D simulation of deadly Coptic Cathedral explosion in Cairo

25 deaths tarnish Sunday mass and Islamic holiday
Sources from the church said the majority of those killed were women, as well as two young children

Protests break out in front of Abbassiya Cathedral following deadly explosion

IED with 12kg of TNT caused explosion in Abbasiya Coptic Cathedral: state media
Victims include children and women, numbers expected to go up, say sources

How will stock exchange investors interpret the Abbasiya Coptic Cathedral explosion?
Analysts in securities brokerage companies expect the explosion at the Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya on Sunday to accelerate the pace of an awaited decline in the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) in Monday’s session. Experts suggest that the explosion, preceded by another one in Al-Haram street in Giza two days ago, will lead to …

In pictures: explosion hits Coptic Cathedral in Cairo

BREAKING: 25 dead, 49 injured in explosion inside Coptic Cathedral in Cairo
Panic at the scene, army forces deployed

Turkey declares national day of mourning following Istanbul attack
Ankara has declared Sunday a day of mourning after a terror strike outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul killed nearly 30 people

Second bombing in Egypt kills 1 civilian, injures 3 security personnel
The attack in Kafr Al-Sheikh was the second to take place on Friday, after the first attack claimed the lives of six people

5 takfirists arrested for Heliopolis explosion that killed 1 citizen Â
The blast took place on Friday on Gesr Suez Street near a security presence

Citizen’s body sent for autopsy after explosion in Ain Shams
The son of the deceased citizen is currently in a coma