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15 Killed in Glue Factory Explosion - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the explosion site of a chemical factory in Faisalabad, Punjab province, Pakistan, Nov. 21, 2025. Twelve people were killed and scores of others injured on Friday morning when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in a residential locality in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, police sources said. The blast happened at about 5:30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT) in the industrial city of Faisalabad, triggering a massive fire that rapidly spread through the facility, police sources told Xinhua. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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15 Killed in Glue Factory Explosion - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the explosion site of a chemical factory in Faisalabad, Punjab province, Pakistan, Nov. 21, 2025. Twelve people were killed and scores of others injured on Friday morning when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in a residential locality in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, police sources said. The blast happened at about 5:30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT) in the industrial city of Faisalabad, triggering a massive fire that rapidly spread through the facility, police sources told Xinhua. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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15 Killed in Glue Factory Explosion - Pakistan

Rescuers work at the explosion site of a chemical factory in Faisalabad, Punjab province, Pakistan, Nov. 21, 2025. Twelve people were killed and scores of others injured on Friday morning when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in a residential locality in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, police sources said. The blast happened at about 5:30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT) in the industrial city of Faisalabad, triggering a massive fire that rapidly spread through the facility, police sources told Xinhua. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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15 Killed in Glue Factory Explosion - Pakistan

People are seen at the explosion site of a chemical factory in Faisalabad, Punjab province, Pakistan, Nov. 21, 2025. Twelve people were killed and scores of others injured on Friday morning when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in a residential locality in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, police sources said. The blast happened at about 5:30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT) in the industrial city of Faisalabad, triggering a massive fire that rapidly spread through the facility, police sources told Xinhua. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Explosion In An Apartment Block - Bucharest

A firefighter heads to a fire fighting truck on a street in the restricted area near a residential building hit by an explosion in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 17, 2025. Three people were killed and at least 13 others injured after an explosion ripped through an apartment block in the Romanian capital here on Friday, authorities said. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Explosion In An Apartment Block - Bucharest

Firefighters are seen on a street in the restricted area near a residential building hit by an explosion in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 17, 2025. Three people were killed and at least 13 others injured after an explosion ripped through an apartment block in the Romanian capital here on Friday, authorities said. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Explosion In An Apartment Block - Bucharest

A residential building hit by an explosion is pictured in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 17, 2025. Three people were killed and at least 13 others injured after an explosion ripped through an apartment block in the Romanian capital here on Friday, authorities said. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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A New Explosion in Idlib - Syria

Rubble and debris are pictured at the site of an explosion at a residential home in Al-Nayrab, Idlib province, Syria, February 20, 2025. At least five people were killed in an explosion of unknown origin at a residential home in the town of Al-Nayrab in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, Syrian state TV Al-Ikhbariya reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A New Explosion in Idlib - Syria

Rubble and debris are pictured at the site of an explosion at a residential home in Al-Nayrab, Idlib province, Syria, February 20, 2025. At least five people were killed in an explosion of unknown origin at a residential home in the town of Al-Nayrab in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, Syrian state TV Al-Ikhbariya reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A New Explosion in Idlib - Syria

Rubble and debris are pictured at the site of an explosion at a residential home in Al-Nayrab, Idlib province, Syria, February 20, 2025. At least five people were killed in an explosion of unknown origin at a residential home in the town of Al-Nayrab in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, Syrian state TV Al-Ikhbariya reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A New Explosion in Idlib - Syria

Rubble and debris are pictured at the site of an explosion at a residential home in Al-Nayrab, Idlib province, Syria, February 20, 2025. At least five people were killed in an explosion of unknown origin at a residential home in the town of Al-Nayrab in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, Syrian state TV Al-Ikhbariya reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A New Explosion in Idlib - Syria

Rubble and debris are pictured at the site of an explosion at a residential home in Al-Nayrab, Idlib province, Syria, February 20, 2025. At least five people were killed in an explosion of unknown origin at a residential home in the town of Al-Nayrab in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, Syrian state TV Al-Ikhbariya reported. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-NIZHNY TAGIL-BUILDING COLLAPSE

(240802) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video screenshot issued by Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on Aug. 2, 2024 shows rescuers working at the collapse site of a residential building in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagi, a city located in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast. Four people were killed following a partial collapse of a residential building in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said on Friday. The tragedy occurred on Thursday when two entrances of a five-story gas-powered building in Nizhny Tagil caved in due to an explosion of a gas-air mixture, EMERCOM said. (EMERCOM/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-NIZHNY TAGIL-BUILDING COLLAPSE

(240802) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video screenshot issued by Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on Aug. 2, 2024 shows rescuers working at the collapse site of a residential building in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagi, a city located in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast. Four people were killed following a partial collapse of a residential building in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said on Friday. The tragedy occurred on Thursday when two entrances of a five-story gas-powered building in Nizhny Tagil caved in due to an explosion of a gas-air mixture, EMERCOM said. (EMERCOM/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CAR EXPLOSION

(240724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Security personnel gather near the scene of a car explosion in Moscow, Russian, July 24, 2024. Two people were injured in a car explosion in Moscow, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an unidentified object in a car parked in the courtyard of a residential building in northern Moscow, Russia's TASS News Agency quoted spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk as saying. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CAR EXPLOSION

(240724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Security personnel gather near the scene of a car explosion in Moscow, Russian, July 24, 2024. Two people were injured in a car explosion in Moscow, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an unidentified object in a car parked in the courtyard of a residential building in northern Moscow, Russia's TASS News Agency quoted spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk as saying. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CAR EXPLOSION

(240724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Security personnel gather near the scene of a car explosion in Moscow, Russian, July 24, 2024. Two people were injured in a car explosion in Moscow, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an unidentified object in a car parked in the courtyard of a residential building in northern Moscow, Russia's TASS News Agency quoted spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk as saying. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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(SpotNews)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CAR EXPLOSION

(240724) -- MOSCOW, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Security personnel gather near the scene of a car explosion in Moscow, Russian, July 24, 2024. Two people were injured in a car explosion in Moscow, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an unidentified object in a car parked in the courtyard of a residential building in northern Moscow, Russia's TASS News Agency quoted spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk as saying. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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Explosions at a military ammunition depot - Chad

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows an affected residential area near the site of an explosion in N'Djamena, Chad, on June 19, 2024. At least nine people have been killed and 46 others injured following a fire that triggered explosions at an ammunitions depot in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, Abdelmadjid Abderrahim, the country's health minister, said on Wednesday. The cause of the fire and explosions, which occurred late Tuesday, is not yet known, Abderrahim told a press conference, which was also attended by five other ministers. Photo by Arnaud/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(WorldCandid)CHAD-N'DJAMENA-AMMUNITIONS DEPOT-FIRE-EXPLOSIONS-AFTERMATH

(240619) -- N'DJAMENA, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows an affected residential area near the site of an explosion in N'Djamena, Chad, on June 19, 2024. At least nine people have been killed and 46 others injured following a fire that triggered explosions at an ammunitions depot in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, Abdelmadjid Abderrahim, the country's health minister, said on Wednesday. The cause of the fire and explosions, which occurred late Tuesday, is not yet known, Abderrahim told a press conference, which was also attended by five other ministers. (Photo by Arnaud/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(WorldCandid)CHAD-N'DJAMENA-AMMUNITIONS DEPOT-FIRE-EXPLOSIONS-AFTERMATH

(240619) -- N'DJAMENA, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows an affected residential area near the site of an explosion in N'Djamena, Chad, on June 19, 2024. At least nine people have been killed and 46 others injured following a fire that triggered explosions at an ammunitions depot in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, Abdelmadjid Abderrahim, the country's health minister, said on Wednesday. The cause of the fire and explosions, which occurred late Tuesday, is not yet known, Abderrahim told a press conference, which was also attended by five other ministers. (Photo by Arnaud/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(WorldCandid)CHAD-N'DJAMENA-AMMUNITIONS DEPOT-FIRE-EXPLOSIONS-AFTERMATH

(240619) -- N'DJAMENA, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows an affected residential area near the site of an explosion in N'Djamena, Chad, on June 19, 2024. At least nine people have been killed and 46 others injured following a fire that triggered explosions at an ammunitions depot in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, Abdelmadjid Abderrahim, the country's health minister, said on Wednesday. The cause of the fire and explosions, which occurred late Tuesday, is not yet known, Abderrahim told a press conference, which was also attended by five other ministers. (Photo by Arnaud/Xinhua)

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(WorldCandid)CHAD-N'DJAMENA-AMMUNITIONS DEPOT-FIRE-EXPLOSIONS-AFTERMATH

(240619) -- N'DJAMENA, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows an affected residential area near the site of an explosion in N'Djamena, Chad, on June 19, 2024. At least nine people have been killed and 46 others injured following a fire that triggered explosions at an ammunitions depot in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, Abdelmadjid Abderrahim, the country's health minister, said on Wednesday. The cause of the fire and explosions, which occurred late Tuesday, is not yet known, Abderrahim told a press conference, which was also attended by five other ministers. (Photo by Arnaud/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING-EXPLOSION (CN)

(240523) -- HARBIN, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows a scene near an explosion site in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. An explosion ripped from an apartment on the fourth floor of a five-story building in Harbin, the capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Thursday morning, with casualties yet to be identified, according to Xinhua's reporter on site. Ambulance, public security and fire personnel have arrived at the site for rescue. (Xinhua/Ding He)

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INDONESIA-BOGOR-MILITARY COMPLEX-EXPLOSION

(240331) -- BOGOR, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Explosive Ordnance Devices Unit of Indonesian Army scans for explosive device at a residential area near the site of an explosion in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, March 31, 2024. The explosion rocked a military complex near Indonesia's capital city Jakarta on Saturday evening. (Photo by Rahmat Dian P./Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BOGOR-MILITARY COMPLEX-EXPLOSION

(240331) -- BOGOR, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Explosive Ordnance Devices Unit of Indonesian Army scans for explosive device at a residential area near the site of an explosion in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, March 31, 2024. The explosion rocked a military complex near Indonesia's capital city Jakarta on Saturday evening. (Photo by Rahmat Dian P./Xinhua)

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Explosion kills 2, injures scores in southwest Nigeria

STORY: Explosion kills 2, injures scores in southwest Nigeria SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue operations ongoing at the site of the explosion 2. various of damaged buildings and vehicles around the site of the explosion STORYLINE: At least two people were killed and scores of others injured in an explosion in a residential area in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo, Seyi Makinde, the state governor said early Wednesday. "So far, a total of 77 injured people have been rescued and sent to the hospital for treatment after the explosion at a private residence in Bodija, a district in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo," said Makinde after an on-the-spot assessment of the incident late Tuesday. "Preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that illegal miners occupying one of the houses in Bodija had stored explosive devices there, causing the blast," Makinde said in a statement on X, formerly kno

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Israeli army demolishes family home of Palestinian prisoner in West Bank: sources

STORY: Israeli army demolishes family home of Palestinian prisoner in West Bank: sources DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Palestinian house in the West Bank city of Nablus destroyed by Israeli army STORYLINE: The Israeli army on Thursday predawn blew up in the northern West Bank city of Nablus the family home of a Palestinian prisoner who was involved in killing an Israeli eight months ago, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Israeli army forces, backed by armored vehicles and bulldozers, stormed the city to demolish the home of Kamal Jouri, a Palestinian from the city, who was arrested after his involvement in the shooting attack, the sources said. The 130-square-meter apartment was located on the second floor of a residential building and housed a family of five. Jouri, a member of the armed group called the Lions' Den, was arrested on Feb. 13. Eyewitnesses said they heard a huge explosion, adding that before destroying

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FIRE-AFTERMATH

(230305) -- JAKARTA, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police dog is seen during search operation at a residential area near the site of a fuel storage explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2023. The death toll of a fuel storage explosion on Friday night in the northern part of Jakarta rose to 17, an official said early Saturday. (Photo by Rahmat Dian P./Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FIRE-AFTERMATH

(230305) -- JAKARTA, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter holds fire fighting hose on the debris of damaged houses at a residential area near the site of a fuel storage explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2023. The death toll of a fuel storage explosion on Friday night in the northern part of Jakarta rose to 17, an official said early Saturday. (Photo by Rahmat Dian P./Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FIRE-AFTERMATH

(230304) -- JAKARTA, March 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on the debris of damaged houses at a residential area near the site of a fuel storage explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2023. The death toll of a fuel storage explosion on Friday night in the northern part of Jakarta rose to 17, an official said early Saturday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FIRE-AFTERMATH

(230304) -- JAKARTA, March 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on the debris of damaged houses at a residential area near the site of a fuel storage explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2023. The death toll of a fuel storage explosion on Friday night in the northern part of Jakarta rose to 17, an official said early Saturday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FIRE-AFTERMATH

(230304) -- JAKARTA, March 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on the debris of damaged houses at a residential area near the site of a fuel storage explosion in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2023. The death toll of a fuel storage explosion on Friday night in the northern part of Jakarta rose to 17, an official said early Saturday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Vietnam premier's home targeted by small blast in Feb.: sources

HANOI, Vietnam - A minor explosion occurred last month in front of the private residence (in photo taken March 16) of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ho Chi Minh City, it was recently learned from government sources. The blast, which happened around Feb. 10, only damaged a wall of the residential compound and caused no injures, according to the sources.

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(2)Explosion occurs in Samawah, no casualties

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Dutch soldiers talk with Iraqi citizens near the site of an explosion that shook a residential area in the center of the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 12.

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(1)Explosion occurs in Samawah, no casualties

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Broken windowpanes remain scattered on the street near the site of an explosion that shook a residential area in the center of the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 12. A local security official called it a mortar attack.

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Explosion occurs in Samawah, no casualties

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Locals gather Feb. 12 in a residential area in the center of the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, where an explosion is believed to have taken place. A witness said that the blast left a 20-centimeter wide hole in the ground and that a column-shaped metal object was protruding from it.

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Eight injured in apartment building gas explosion in north China's Tianjin

STORY: Eight injured in apartment building gas explosion in north China's Tianjin DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of firefighters rescuing STORYLINE: Eight people were injured after a gas explosion in a residential building in Beichen District, north China's Tianjin Municipality Tuesday morning. The explosion, which took place at around 7:15 a.m. and damaged the six-story building, has not led to life-threatening injuries, according to local authorities. Rescue and relief work are underway, and the cause of the explosion is under investigation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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Vlog: Kiev after explosion

STORY: Vlog: Kiev after explosion DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the latest situation of Kiev 2. STANDUP (Chinese): LU JINBO, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: Two explosions were heard on Friday in central Kiev, Ukraine's capital, as the Russian special military operation against Ukraine entered the second day, according to local media. Xinhua correspondent Lu Jinbo is in Kiev to bring you the latest. STANDUP (Chinese): LU JINBO, Xinhua correspondent "We can see that this is the place where the bomb landed in front of the door, leaving a big pit. We see some people living here are picking debris at home. I'm Xinhua correspondent Lu Jinbo. With the help of local residents, I come here to the residential building that was bombed. In the building behind me as you can see, all the window glasses were shattered. Here is the residential building that was attacked by the bombing. Broken glasses are everywhere. All the windows were blown to piece

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Vietnam premier's home targeted by small blast in Feb.: sources

HANOI, Vietnam - A minor explosion occurred last month in front of the private residence (in photo taken March 16) of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ho Chi Minh City, it was recently learned from government sources. The blast, which happened around Feb. 10, only damaged a wall of the residential compound and caused no injures, according to the sources. (Kyodo)

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(2)Explosion occurs in Samawah, no casualties

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Dutch soldiers talk with Iraqi citizens near the site of an explosion that shook a residential area in the center of the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 12. (Kyodo)

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(1)Explosion occurs in Samawah, no casualties

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Broken windowpanes remain scattered on the street near the site of an explosion that shook a residential area in the center of the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 12. A local security official called it a mortar attack. (Kyodo)