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Car bomb kills several at busy Mogadishu, Somalia, restaurant

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March 5 (UPI) -- A car bomb in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu left at least 10 people dead and dozens of others injured Friday, local police said. The blast took place outside Lul Yemeni, a busy restaurant near the city's seaport, the Somali National News Agency reported. Advertisement Police spokesman Sadaq Adan Ali told Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency that the explosive-laden vehicle struck the restaurant. The news agency reported up to 20 deaths in the blast. "Reports from Hamarjajab district in Benadir region say that there were casualties as a result of the blast," Somali Information Ministry spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Oronjo tweeted. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab militant group has carried out attacks in the region for y...

Dec192020 by adminNo Comments

Hospital fire kills 8 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey

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Turkish media say eight people have been killed in a fire at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patientsByThe Associated PressDecember 19, 2020, 9:32 AM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleANKARA, Turkey -- A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing eight people, state-run media reported.The Anadolu news agency said the fire took place at the privately-run Sanko University Hospital unit in Gaziantep. It cited a hospital statement identifying the victims as being between 56 and 85. The fire was quickly brought under control.The statement said 14 patients undergoing intensive care treatment were transferred to other hospitals. An investigation was underway.The pro...

Dec72020 by adminNo Comments

Mystery illness in India kills 1, sickens over 300

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Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A mysterious illness in India has killed one man and sickened over 300 people since Saturday. The cause of the illness spreading in Eluru town in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district has yet to be identified, but symptoms reported since Saturday night have included giddiness and epilepsy. Advertisement A 45-year-old man, identified as Sridhar from Vidyanagar area of Eluru town, who experienced epilepsy and giddiness symptoms and was admitted to a local hospital, according to his family, died Sunday. Police have ordered an autopsy report. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visited ill patients Monday at the hospital in Eluru as the number of patients rose to 347. The hospital discharged nearly 200 patients after treatment and a medical team collected blo...

Nov12020 by adminNo Comments

Man in ‘medieval clothing’ kills two and injures five in Halloween stabbings

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Two people have been killed in Quebec City after a stabbing spree by a man dressed in medieval clothing and armed with a bladed weapon on Halloween.Another five victims have been taken to hospital but there was no immediate word on their conditions, Canadian media reports. Police have arrested a man on suspicion of carrying out the attacks in the historic Old Quebec neighbourhood, near Parliament Hill. Image: People have been asked to stay indoors. Pic @JordanRaiden The first calls to police came in around 10.28pm, officers said.The suspect was detained shortly before 1am near the city's Old Port and police are asking those in the area to remain indoors. A possible motive for the attacks was not known. ...

Oct62020 by adminNo Comments

Truck bombing kills more than a dozen people in Syria

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Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A two human rights watchdog groups said Tuesday a powerful truck explosion in Syria killed nearly 20 people and injured dozens more. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the bomb exploded Tuesday morning in the city of Al-Bab in Aleppo province, which is controlled by Turkey and factions of the so-called "Euphrates Shield." Advertisement The explosion occurred near the Othman mosque near the center of the city. The SOHR said the death toll could rise. The Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, placed the death toll at 19 and more than 70 injured. The group said several of the injured are in serious condition. United Nations Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Cutts denounced the bombing. "We condemn in the strongest terms these on...