Bombings/Explosions

Former Sri Lankan defence official, ex-police chief sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings

Sri Lanka sentences two ex-security officials to death over 2019 bombings

Sri Lankan soldiers inspect the St Sebastian’s Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during an Easter service.

Kumamoto quake: Broken gas pipes likely behind deadly mall blast, say experts

Rescuers conduct search operations at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto building which was damaged by an explosion following a powerful earthquake.

Death toll rises to at least 34 after blast at Pakistan coal mine complex

Rescue workers and locals gather at a coal mine after a blast on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, on July 30.

Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 15, including 12 soldiers, army says

Five soldiers killed in bomb attack in Thailand’s restive south

Military and police officers sweep a road in front of the old Khao Tanyong police station in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat, after an explosive device planted on a car was detonated overnight.

Death toll in Indian tunnel blast rises to 22

Rescue efforts were being hampered by mud and water built up inside the tunnel, as well as breathing issues due to the suspected gas leak.

UN signals major rise in Ukraine-Russia war civilian deaths, injuries

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of the Russian strike on the residential area in Odesa, Ukraine on July 21.

Chinese rescuers use explosives to clear boulders trapping landslide victims

Rescue workers carry a casualty as they search for survivors at the site of a landslide along the Wujiang river in Chongqing.

Syria says preliminary probe links Damascus bomb cell to Islamic State

A cordoned-off area and a damaged structure in the aftermath of explosions near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

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