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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
[1/3] A general view of fire and smoke in Saint Helier following an explosion on the island of Jersey, Channel Islands December 10, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Daniel Hunt/via REUTERS

Three Killed, Several Missing After Explosion on Island of Jersey

Three people were killed and around a dozen others remain missing after an explosion early on Saturday morning at a block of flats on the island of Jersey, off the coast of northern France. "We…

10 December 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
Emergency services work at the scene of an explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in Co Donegal, Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Authorities say at least seven people have been killed in an explosion at a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the death toll would likely rise. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

Death Toll Rises to 9 in Blast at Gas Station in Ireland

The death toll in an explosion at a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland has risen to nine, police said Saturday, as emergency workers combed piles of rubble for more victims. Irish…

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