Bombings/Explosions

15-year-old girl arrested over bomb hoax at Xinmin Secondary School

A bomb threat was made at the secondary school on the morning of Aug 13, and led to the evacuation of students and staff members.

Gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills eight

Relatives mourn after a toxic gas leak killed people at Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking Yard and Recycling Factory in Bangladesh’s Chittagong on Aug 14.

Shipyard explosion in south-eastern China kills fire-and-rescue worker

The explosion at a shipyard in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Aug 13 injured 10 fire-and-rescue personnel and two members of the public.

Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome

One killed, several injured in explosion at Rotterdam port: Dutch police

The local safety authorities and police said they were still investigating if there was a link between earlier power outages at the port and the blast.

German police: Suspicious object on rail tracks did not contain explosives

The German authorities have been on edge for more than a week over an attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport in eastern Germany.

Classes at Xinmin Secondary School resume after students and staff evacuated following bomb threat

Police vehicles parked at Xinmin Secondary School following a bomb threat on Aug 13.

Japanese retailer Aeon says staff allowed to re-enter quake-hit mall before blast despite ban

Takashi Kimura (right), governor of Kumamoto prefecture, bows as he lays flowers outside the damaged Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug 11.

Man in custody over bomb threat at US consulate in Nova Scotia

The episode was the latest involving US Consulates in Canada.

Car bomb kills eastern Libyan military intelligence chief, sources say

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