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Blast in Arcelor Mittal Aktau; 3 employees injured
Three people were injured by an explosion in a single-storey building at Arcelor Mittal plant in Mangistau obalst in western Kazakhstan.
22 February 2013
Yemen gunmen blow up oil pipeline
Gunmen in southeast Yemen have blown up an oil pipeline that transports some 8,000 barrels per day to export terminals on the Gulf of Aden, suspending operations.
19 January 2013
Large explosion reported in Massachusetts city
An explosion thought to have been triggered by a gas leak leveled a bar in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts on Friday, moments after dancers were warned to flee.
25 November 2012
Colombia bomb blast kills two, injures more than 30
A bomb exploded near a town square in southwestern Colombia packed with dozens of children celebrating Halloween, killing two suspects and injuring more than 30.
02 November 2012
PHOTO: Blast in Atyrau Interior Department, one wounded
Three unknown persons threw explosives into the lobby of the city's Interior Department late Friday evening in Atyrau, western Kazakhstan.
15 September 2012
PHOTO: 5 terrorists eliminated in Atyrau oblast in Kazakhstan
5 terrorists dead, 1 officer heavily wounded in near Atyrau. The police operation is linked to the recent explosion in the Kazakhstan city.
12 September 2012
Blast in Kazakhstan's Atyrau claimed one life
The message on the explosion on Moldagulova street was received at 01:16 p.m. on September 5.
06 September 2012
Indian blaze death toll rises to 38
The death toll from a huge blaze at a fireworks factory in southern India rose to 38 on Thursday as police revealed that the plant's licence had been suspended only a day before the tragedy.
06 September 2012
Death toll in China mine blast rises to 37
The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in China has risen to 37, with another 10 people trapped, authorities said Friday, in one of the country's worst mining accidents of the last year.
31 August 2012
Fire at Venezuela oil refinery spreads
A devastating fire at Venezuela's main oil refinery, which has already left 48 people dead, spread Monday to a third fuel storage tank, complicating the difficult task facing firefighters.
29 August 2012
Venezuela refinery still ablaze as blast toll hits 41
The devastating fire that followed an explosion at Venezuela's main oil refinery was still burning strong on Sunday, as President Hugo Chavez surveyed the carnage that killed 41 people.
27 August 2012
July 22, 2011, the day hell descended on Norwegian island
Ordinarily peaceful Norway, known for tolerance and high living standards, was wrenched out of its serenity that Friday, July 22, 2011, when two deadly attacks from within plunged the nation into horror.
19 July 2012
Afghan wedding suicide attack kills prominent MP
A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 12 other people at his daughter's wedding party in the north of the country Saturday.
14 July 2012
Explosion hits shopping centre in Nigerian capital
An explosion went off on Tuesday at a shopping centre in the Nigerian capital Abuja, where an unexploded bomb was later discovered.
04 July 2012
47 terrorists jailed in Atyrau
Specialized Inter-Regional Criminal Court of Atyrau oblast has gave prison terms for terrorism to 47 people involved in blasts.
19 April 2012
There was an attempt to atack Atyrau akimat back in 2005
In 2005 Shymkent-born Andrei Mironov plotted to blow up the city akimat (mayor’s office) to harm the unfaithful.
05 December 2011
Atyrau terrorist dressed up as street cleaner for the blast
Terrorist attacks that hit Atyrau on October 31 have been fully investigated; 4 members of the criminal group have been apprehended and neutralized: Prosecutors.
09 November 2011
Kazakh turned out to be the leader of Soldiers of Khalifat
Kazakhstan’s General Prosecution Office announced the details on Atyrau terrorists.
09 November 2011
Kazakhstan needs political will to vanquish terrorism
Famous political writer and representative of Association of Near-border Cooperation Marat Shibutov commented on the blasts in Atyrau.
04 November 2011
Afghanistan war veterans offered help in patrolling Atyrau
Afghanistan War Veterans Union in Atyrau oblast offered aid to law-enforcement authorities in relation to recent explosions.
04 November 2011