BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — An explosion which killed at least one person at a bar in the southern German city of Ansbach on Sunday night was set off on purpose, local authorities told AFP. “The explosion was set off deliberately,” said Michael Siefener, a spokesman for the regional interior ministry, adding that authorities were trying to establish the exact cause. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
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One dead, 11 injured by blast in German city of Ansbach: report
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — One person was killed and 11 injured by an explosion at a restaurant in the southern German city of Ansbach on Sunday night, DPA reported, citing local police. Officers have cordoned off the centre of the Bavarian city and rescue services are on the scene, the news agency reported, although details of what caused the explosion are still unclear. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Policeman dead after Bangladesh Eid prayer attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — At least one policeman was killed and five others wounded Thursday following an explosion and a gunbattle near a mass prayer gathering to celebrate Eid in northern Bangladesh, police said. Only days after 20 hostages were murdered by suspected Islamists in Dhaka, police and local media reported a new attack by jihadists near a prayer ground where at least 200,000 people were marking the end of Ramadan in the northern Kishoreganj […]
China blaze put out after 16 hours
Beijing, China (AFP)—A fire caused by an explosion at a facility storing chemicals and fuel that rocked the Chinese city of Jingjiang was finally put out on Saturday, 16 hours after it started, state media said. The initial blast, which took place Friday morning, recalled huge explosions caused by improper storage of chemicals in the northern city of Tianjin last August, when at least 165 people were killed and fears were raised of toxic contamination. […]
Explosion in Basilan alarms residents
An explosion in Isabela City, Basilan alarmed residents. No injuries have been reported.
Rescue Ops continue in Kaohsiung gas explosion site
In Taiwan, rescuers continue to search for survivors as multiple gas explosions shook a southern city.
Corporal injured in HQ explosion dies
An army corporal that was injured in the fire and subsequent explosion in the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Fort Bonifacio has died.
Police arrests two suspects in the explosion in Manila Police District
Two suspects were arrested by the police for the explosion in the Manila Police District Station 1.
