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Bombings/Explosions

Indonesia police find possible explosive powder in Jakarta mosque blasts

Forensic police officers collecting evidence after an explosion occurred at a mosque inside a school complex in Jakarta on Nov 7.
Forensic police officers collecting evidence after an explosion occurred at a mosque inside a school complex in Jakarta on Nov 7.

Indonesian mosque blasts injure dozens, teenage student suspected

Police said 55 people were in hospitals after the blasts at the mosque inside a school complex in Jakarta.
Police said 55 people were in hospitals after the blasts at the mosque inside a school complex in Jakarta.

Two men arrested by FBI in Harvard Medical School explosion

The two suspects were seen on surveillance footage fleeing from the Harvard Medical School's campus at the time of the incident.
The two suspects were seen on surveillance footage fleeing from the Harvard Medical School's campus at the time of the incident.

Two killed in underground explosion at Australian silver mine

Police said it believed a man in his 60s and a woman in her 20s died, while a second woman in her 20s was flown to the hospital for minor injuries and shock.
Police said it believed a man in his 60s and a woman in her 20s died, while a second woman in her 20s was flown to the hospital for minor injuries and shock.

Hong Kong court sentences three people to prison over bomb plots in 2019 and 2020

Wave of bomb threats against South Korean schools sparks nationwide concern

South Korean police said a post claiming to have planted explosives at a high school located in Seo-gu, Incheon, was made to a 119 safety-reporting centre on Oct 15, 2025.
South Korean police said a post claiming to have planted explosives at a high school located in Seo-gu, Incheon, was made to a 119 safety-reporting centre on Oct 15, 2025.

Unexploded bombs pose ‘enormous’ risks in Gaza, NGO warns

Unexploded ordnance has become a common sight in the Gaza Strip during the two years of the war.
Unexploded ordnance has become a common sight in the Gaza Strip during the two years of the war.

Close-knit rural communities reel after Tennessee plant explosion

A law enforcement officer guards a gate outside the Accurate Energetic Systems military explosives plant, after an explosion at the facility in Bucksnort, Tennessee, on Oct 10.
A law enforcement officer guards a gate outside the Accurate Energetic Systems military explosives plant, after an explosion at the facility in Bucksnort, Tennessee, on Oct 10.

Sixteen dead after blast at US explosives factory

Smoke billows in the distance after an explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, Tennessee, on Oct 10.
Smoke billows in the distance after an explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, Tennessee, on Oct 10.

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FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.