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A member of a search crew works at a blast site at a block of flats in Saint Helier, on the island of Jersey, Britain December 10, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Government of Jersey via Twitter/via REUTERS

Jersey Blast Toll Rises to Five as Hope of Finding Survivors Fades

Jersey police said on Sunday the death toll from an explosion at an apartment building had risen to five, and that four people remained unaccounted for as emergency services indicated they were…

11 December 2022

A police officer blocks the street after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan

Turkey Blames Blast on Kurdish Militants, Arrests 22, Including Suspected Bomber

Turkey's government blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for a blast that killed six people in Istanbul's main shopping street, and said police had detained 22 suspects, including the person suspected…

14 November 2022

Police works at the scene after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan

At Least One Dead in Blast in Central Istanbul, Cause Unknown, Reports Say

At least one person was killed and others were wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul, sending people running from the fiery blast, according to the…

13 November 2022

Media members report outside the coal mine as search and rescue operation continues after an explosion, in Amasra in the northern Bartin province, Turkey October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

Turkish Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 40, One Miner Missing

An explosion in a coal mine in Turkey's northern Bartin province on Friday killed 40 people, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday, adding that search and rescue operations were…

15 October 2022

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