Keywords: Explosions


Bahrain urges residents to seek shelter after Manama blasts

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issued an urgent public warning after explosions were reported in the capital, Manama, instructing citizens and residents to move to the nearest safe location as sirens echoed across the city. In a brief statement, the ministry said the alert was triggered by a serious......

Explosions reported in Manama after Iran strikes US Fifth Fleet base

Explosions were reported across Manama early Saturday after Iran said it had launched missiles at the headquarters of the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, in retaliation for large-scale US and Israeli strikes on Iranian territory. Residents in several districts of the capital said they......

Police officer killed and dozens wounded in explosions in Lviv

A police officer was killed and 24 people were injured after multiple explosions struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv shortly after midnight, according to the National Police of Ukraine. Authorities said preliminary findings indicate that homemade explosive devices were used in the attack. The......

Powerful explosions reported in Caracas amid rising regional tensions

Loud explosions accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers were reported early Saturday morning in Caracas, according to local observations and media accounts. The detonations were heard around 2:00 a.m. local time and continued intermittently for several minutes, raising concern among residents......

Explosions rock Sudan’s capital Khartoum despite new humanitarian truce announcement

Khartoum, Sudan — A series of explosions were heard Friday morning near Khartoum, the Sudanese capital held by the army, just one day after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced their agreement to a three-month humanitarian truce. Residents in Omdurman, a neighboring......

Van fire sparks explosions near Matignon in central Paris, swiftly contained

Several loud explosions erupted on Tuesday morning on Rue de Varenne, just steps from the Hôtel de Matignon in Paris’s 7th arrondissement. Authorities reported that a van caught fire shortly after 9:30 a.m., prompting emergency services to quickly secure the area and establish a safety perimeter......

Explosions in Doha spark alarm as Israeli strike reportedly targets Hamas leaders

A series of powerful explosions shook Doha on Tuesday afternoon, sending plumes of smoke over the Katara cultural district and plunging the Qatari capital into shock and confusion. Eyewitnesses reported hearing multiple blasts just before 3 p.m., with thick columns of smoke spreading across the city......

Massive Russian attack hits Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region

The Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine was struck by a large-scale Russian attack during the night of Friday, August 29, to Saturday, August 30, according to the regional governor. This comes as Kyiv acknowledged earlier this week that Russian forces had breached the region for the first time since the......

Fire and explosions at Lea cosmetics factory in Vitoria spark evacuations and confinement

A massive fire broke out on Friday at the Lea cosmetics factory in Vitoria, northern Spain, sending thick plumes of smoke across the city and triggering widespread evacuations. Multiple explosions were reported within the factory, prompting authorities to evacuate employees and nearby industrial units......