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The top of the truck, which was carrying liquefied petroleum gas, scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the blast. Source link

Police said at least five people were confirmed killed in the explosion on Saturday in the Channel island’s port capital St Helier following a suspected gas leak. Source link

A gas leak was suspected as the cause of the blast at a block of flats in the Channel island’s port capital St Helier on Saturday. Source link

More than 20 people were also wounded in the explosion at a religious school in the ancient provincial capital of Aybak. Source link

‘The charges are in two groups – for supporting terrorist acts in another country, namely the attack in Istanbul, and for human trafficking,’ said chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev. Source link

The explosion happened in a typically crowded thoroughfare, popular with tourists and locals and lined with shops and restaurants. Turkish President called the blast a ‘treacherous attack’ and said its perpetrators would be punished. Source link

Al-Shabab, a terrorist group with ties to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the bombings. Police said most of the victims were civilians and that four militants had been involved in the attack. Source link

Explosions were detected around the Russia-Europe pipelines; the incidents could mark the ‘next step of escalation’ in the Ukraine situation, Poland’s PM says. Source link

Russia’s state news agency and Afghan police said there has been an explosion outside the Russian embassy in Afghanistan’s capital city. Source link

Rescuers and volunteers searched amid still-exploding fireworks for victims who might be trapped under slabs of concrete and twisted metal. Source link