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Israeli Forces Injure Two in West Bank - Palestine

Israeli military vehicles patrol the streets during a raid in Qalqilya, West Bank on August 23, 2025. Troops assaulted several young men during the raid, arresting one and injuring two others, including a person with disabilities who suffered from tear gas inhalation. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Injure Two in West Bank - Palestine

Israeli soldiers raid a shop in the city of Qalqilya, West Bank on August 23, 2025. Troops assaulted several young men during the raid, arresting one and injuring two others, including a person with disabilities who suffered from tear gas inhalation. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Injure Two in West Bank - Palestine

A spent bullet casing lies on the ground after Israeli soldiers raided a shop in Qalqilya, West Bank on August 23, 2025. Troops assaulted several young men during the raid, arresting one and injuring two others, including a person with disabilities who suffered from tear gas inhalation. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Injure Two in West Bank - Palestine

Israeli soldiers raid a shop in the city of Qalqilya, West Bank on August 23, 2025. Troops assaulted several young men during the raid, arresting one and injuring two others, including a person with disabilities who suffered from tear gas inhalation. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Injure Two in West Bank - Palestine

An Israeli military vehicle is seen during a raid in Qalqilya, West Bank on August 23, 2025. Troops assaulted several young men during the raid, arresting one and injuring two others, including a person with disabilities who suffered from tear gas inhalation. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Injure Two in West Bank - Palestine

Israeli soldiers raid a shop in the city of Qalqilya, West Bank on August 23, 2025. Troops assaulted several young men during the raid, arresting one and injuring two others, including a person with disabilities who suffered from tear gas inhalation. Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Beirut

Wounded people are taken to the St George’s hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Sandro Basili/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Beirut

Wounded people are taken to the St George’s hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Sandro Basili/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Beirut

Wounded people are taken to the St George’s hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Sandro Basili/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Beirut

Wounded people are taken to the St George’s hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Sandro Basili/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Beirut

Wounded people are taken to the St George’s hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Sandro Basili/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Lebanon

An undated file catalog image of an Apollo pager, similar to the ones that exploded on September 17, 2024, in various cities of Lebanon and Syria, in an unprecedented cyber-attack or long distance attack against pro Iranian Hezbollah personnel. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Lebanon

A CCTV footage screenshot shows the moment of the explosion of the pager of a vegetables shop client (2nd from L), at 3:30,on September 17, 2024, at same time that hundreds other pagers exploded in various cities of Lebanon and Syria, in an unprecedented cyber-attack or long distance attack against pro Iranian Hezbollah personnel. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Lebanon

An undated file catalog image of an Apollo pager, similar to the ones that exploded on September 17, 2024, in various cities of Lebanon and Syria, in an unprecedented cyber-attack or long distance attack against pro Iranian Hezbollah personnel. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Lebanon

A CCTV footage screenshot shows the moment of the explosion of the pager of a vegetables shop client (2nd from L), at 3:30,on September 17, 2024, at same time that hundreds other pagers exploded in various cities of Lebanon and Syria, in an unprecedented cyber-attack or long distance attack against pro Iranian Hezbollah personnel. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploding Pagers Kill Nine And Injure Thousands - Lebanon

A hand shows the destroyed pager or paging device that exploded on September 17, 2024, at same time that hundreds other pagers exploded in various cities of Lebanon and Syria, in an unprecedented cyber-attack or long distance attack against pro Iranian Hezbollah personnel. At least nine people have been killed and thousands are injured after handheld pagers, used by Hezbollah, exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The health ministry says 200 of those injured are in a critical condition. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the "sinful aggression", saying the country will get its "fair punishment". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Clashes in Libya's Tripoli kill 27, injure over 100

STORY: Clashes in Libya's Tripoli kill 27, injure over 100 DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the military forces STORYLINE: The Medical Emergency Department of the Libyan Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that 27 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in clashes that erupted in the capital Tripoli Monday night. The department said that more than 234 families have been evacuated from clash areas in Tripoli and that three emergency field hospitals were set up to treat the wounded. Violent clashes erupted in parts of Tripoli later on Monday between the 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force following the force's reported arrest of a powerful 444 Brigade commander. According to the Interior Ministry, the clashes stopped on Tuesday when the warring factions agreed to ceasefire "with the efforts of the Prime Minister and elders of Tripoli." Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah issued an order to compensate the

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Flash floods kill 1, injure 3 in east Afghanistan

STORY: Flash floods kill 1, injure 3 in east Afghanistan DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: KHOST, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people cleaning debris at the flood-affected area in Khost province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy rains and flash floods claimed one life and injured three others in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Sunday, Kalim Gul Abid, the provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority, said Monday. The rainstorms, which triggered flash floods in parts of Khost province on Sunday, killed a child and injured three others in Garbaz district, the official added. At least 25 houses have been destroyed in the provincial capital Khost city and other parts of Khost province due to the floods, the official said. Natural disasters have claimed more than 150 lives and injured more than 220 others over the past three months in Afghanistan, according to Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority. Xinhua Ne

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Rainstorm, flash floods kill 4, injure 25 in E. Afghanistan

STORY: Rainstorm, flash floods kill 4, injure 25 in E. Afghanistan DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: JALALABAD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood affected area in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy rains and flash floods killed four people and injured 25 others in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, according to a statement of the provincial government released Saturday. The destructive floods washed away or badly damaged 300 houses, the statement said, adding that thousands of acres of farmlands were also destroyed. In the meantime, heavy rains coinciding with strong winds damaged gardens and fruit trees in the northern Balkh, Samangan, Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. Afghanistan's meteorological department predicts more rains and floods in 18 out of the country's 34 provinces in the coming days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jalalabad, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day, injuring at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory. Firefighters were still battling the fires when the photo was taken at 7:28 p.m. the same day.

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day, injuring at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory.

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows firefighters battling the fire at the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day. The explosions injured at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory.

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward was destroyed by explosions that occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2009. The explosions injured at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory.

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Protests force Bangkok int'l airport closure, grenades injure 8

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters rally to block access to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Nov. 26. The airport suspended operations after the authorities failed to reach an agreement with the protesters who are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.

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Protests force Bangkok int'l airport closure, grenades injure 8

BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourists wait as operations at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport are suspended on Nov. 26. Antigovernment protesters blocked access to the airport and occupied its departure terminal.

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Car bombs in Baghdad kill 7, injure 59

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Smokes belch over the central part of Baghdad where two car bombs exploded next to a police station, killing seven people and wounding 59, mostly police on Dec. 4.

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Strong winds in Saga Pref. cause blackouts, injure 9

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken in the city of Saga on June 27 shows houses damaged by strong winds, which caused blackouts, damage and slight injuries among nine people. The gusts knocked down five power poles, causing 3,500 houses in the city to lose electricity.

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MIDEAST-JENIN-FUNERAL

(221122) -- JENIN, Nov. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People mourn at the funeral of a Palestinian killed by Israeli troop, in the West Bank city of Jenin Nov. 21, 2022. One Palestinian was killed, and four others were injured on Monday during clashes with the Israeli forces in the north West Bank, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health. TO GO WITH "Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian man, injure 4 in West Bank: Palestinian ministry" (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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Israeli forces kill 4, injure 44 in West Bank raid

STORY: Israeli forces kill 4, injure 44 in West Bank raid DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of clashes between the Israeli army and Palestinians in Nablus STORYLINE: At least five Palestinians were killed and around 20 others injured when Israeli forces raided a stronghold of a militant group and blew it up in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli authorities said on Tuesday. The overnight raid in the Kasbah, or old city, of Nablus, the second largest city in West Bank, was carried out on a hideout of the newly formed armed group calling themselves "the Lions' Den," the Israeli security forces said in a statement. A large group of Israeli army forces backed by armored vehicles and supported by reconnaissance drones stormed a building in Nablus at predawn, according to eyewitnesses and residents in the city. Video footage on social media platforms showed fire and smoke rising from the building and nearby streets.

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Israeli forces kill 4, injure 44 in West Bank raid

STORY: Israeli forces kill 4, injure 44 in West Bank raid DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of armored trucks on the road 2. various of burning buildings 3. various of clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths STORYLINE: At least four Palestinians were killed and 44 others injured on Wednesday after Israeli forces carried out a raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. The incident took place in the flashpoint refugee camp of Jenin in the northern West Bank, a focal point of six-month-long Israeli raids in the West Bank that often trigger violent clashes. The Israeli raids came after a string of street attacks in Israel earlier this year. The Israeli military said in a statement that the strike in Jenin targeted two Palestinians suspected of being involved in "several recent shooting attacks." Following intelligence provided by Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency,

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Flash floods kill 18, injure 40 in Afghanistan's Kunar province

STORY: Flash floods kill 18, injure 40 in Afghanistan's Kunar province DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood affected areas in Kunar province STORYLINE: At least 18 people were killed and 40 others injured on Sunday due to flash floods that hit Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported Monday. Floods swept through several villages in Sarkano district of the province on Sunday afternoon, killing 18 people including women and children and injuring 40 others, the report said. According to the report, 579 houses were destroyed due to torrential rains and heavy floods in the district. In another development, heavy rains which triggered flash floods claimed the lives of seven people including two children and injured 11 others in Spin Boldak district of the southern Kandahar province on Saturday. Over 200 people have been reportedly killed and more than 250 others injured over the past one mon

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Flash floods kill 8, injure 6 in eastern Afghanistan

STORY: Flash floods kill 8, injure 6 in eastern Afghanistan DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: JALALABAD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-hit area and local residents in Nangarhar province STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and six others injured on Monday as a result of heavy rains and flash floods in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, said a local official. Floods swept through Sheikh Musri locality and its vicinity outside the provincial capital Jalalabad. Four of the victims are children who lost their lives after the roof of their house caved in due to heavy rains, said Qari Saifullah, provincial director of natural disaster and humanitarian affairs. Dozens of residential houses have either been washed away or badly damaged due to the flooding, which also left six people injured, the official added. Torrential rains and flash floods, according to officials, claimed 17 lives in eastern province of Parwan on Sunday. Xinhua News Age

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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 10, injure 55 amid escalating tension

STORY: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 10, injure 55 amid escalating tension DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazans inspecting the residential building attacked by the Israeli army in Gaza 2. various of the residential building attacked by the Israeli army in Gaza 3. (Israeli army pool) various of the Israeli army attacks STORYLINE: At least 10 Palestinians were killed and 55 injured on Friday as Israel launched airstrikes on military targets of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an Islamist organization active in the Gaza Strip. The victims include a child and an armed group commander. At least six of the injured were in critical condition. The Israeli military said the Israeli airstrikes, dubbed the Breaking Dawn operation, targeted "10 terrorist operatives" of the PIJ in Gaza. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party said that the Israeli bombing of Gaza and the targeting and intimidation of defenseless civilians "is a new

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Flash floods kill 5, injure 10 in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar

STORY: Flash floods kill 5, injure 10 in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flash floods in Nangarhar Province STORYLINE: At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in the latest flash floods in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar late on Sunday, the provincial governor's office said Monday. The devastating floods also swept away 320 houses and hundreds of acres of farmlands in the provincial capital of Jalalabad and some districts of the province, the office said in a statement. One of the key bridges on the road connecting capital Kabul to the eastern province was also washed away during the flooding, said the statement, adding the road is now closed. Two days ago, heavy rains and flash floods caused huge property damages in Afghanistan's Panjshir and Takhar provinces. But no life loss was reported. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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Car bombs in Baghdad kill 7, injure 59

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Smokes belch over the central part of Baghdad where two car bombs exploded next to a police station, killing seven people and wounding 59, mostly police on Dec. 4. (Kyodo)

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Bomb blasts in southern China kill 7, injure 51

A woman searches through the debris of a building in Liucheng county in Liuzhou city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China on Oct. 1, 2015, a day after a series of explosions the previous day. More than a dozen parcel bombs exploded, killing seven people, injuring 51 and leaving two missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bomb blasts in southern China kill 7, injure 51

A building lies destroyed in Liucheng county in Liuzhou city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China on Oct. 1, 2015, after a series of explosions occurred the previous day. More than a dozen parcel bombs exploded, killing seven people, injuring 51 and leaving two missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bomb blasts in southern China kill at least 7, injure 50

Broken windowpane pieces lie scattered Oct. 1, 2015, in the aftermath of a parcel bomb explosion the previous day in the city of Liuzhou in southern China's Guangxi region. More than a dozen parcel bombs exploded in the city, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 50 others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bomb blasts in southern China kill at least 7, injure 50

A car lies on its side Oct. 1, 2015, in the aftermath of a parcel bomb explosion the previous day in the city of Liuzhou in southern China's Guangxi region. More than a dozen parcel bombs exploded in the city, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 50 others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bomb blasts in southern China kill at least 7, injure 50

Armed police officers stand guard Oct. 1, 2015, near the site of a parcel bomb explosion the previous day in the city of Liuzhou in southern China's Guangxi region. More than a dozen parcel bombs exploded in the city, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 50 others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Knife-wielding attackers kill 1, injure 2 others in Osaka

A police officer (L) stands near the scene of a street attack in Osaka on Sept. 7, 2015. A group of attackers wielding knives and a baseball bat killed one man and seriously wounded two others overnight. All three victims appear to be Vietnamese aged in their 20s or 30s, according to local police. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests force Bangkok int'l airport closure, grenades injure 8

BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourists wait as operations at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport are suspended on Nov. 26. Antigovernment protesters blocked access to the airport and occupied its departure terminal. (Kyodo)

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Protests force Bangkok int'l airport closure, grenades injure 8

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters rally to block access to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Nov. 26. The airport suspended operations after the authorities failed to reach an agreement with the protesters who are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. (Kyodo)

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day, injuring at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory. Firefighters were still battling the fires when the photo was taken at 7:28 p.m. the same day. (Kyodo)

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows firefighters battling the fire at the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day. The explosions injured at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory. (Kyodo)

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 7, 2010, shows the plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward where explosions occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. the same day, injuring at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory. (Kyodo)

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Explosions at Yokohama chemical plant injure at least 8

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The plant of Japan Carlit Co. in Yokohama's Kanazawa Ward was destroyed by explosions that occurred at around 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2009. The explosions injured at least eight people -- six workers at the plant, a passer-by and an employee at a nearby factory. (Kyodo)

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Rugby: Amanaki Lelei Mafi

Japan international Amanaki Lelei Mafi speaks after joining the national team's Rugby World Cup training camp in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on March 4, 2019. Mafi returned to the national team for the first time since June 2018 after being charged with intent to injure former Melbourne Rebels teammate Lopeti Timani in New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Yomiuri pitcher Yamaguchi to be suspended this season over violence

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Shun Yamaguchi ends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017, after police referred the 30-year-old to prosecutors on suspicion he used violence to injure a security guard and damage a door at a Tokyo hospital in July. The Giants said Yamaguchi, who was withdrawn from a game on July 18, will remain suspended for the rest of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Yomiuri pitcher Yamaguchi to be suspended this season over violence

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Shun Yamaguchi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017, after police referred the 30-year-old to prosecutors on suspicion he used violence to injure a security guard and damage a door at a Tokyo hospital in July. The Giants said Yamaguchi, who was withdrawn from a game on July 18, will remain suspended for the rest of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo