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Blast in central Damascus, casualties: state tv

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 05:15
A blast rocked the central Damascus district of Marjeh on Tuesday causing casualties, Syrian state television said, with an AFP correspondent reporting automatic arms fire after the explosion. "Terrorist explosion in Marjeh district of Damascus and preliminary information on casualties," state television reported. The explosion, which state media said also caused damage at the scene, came near an interior ministry building.

Boston bombs possibly pressure-cookers full of shrapnel

April 17, 2013 00:16
The deadly explosives detonated at the Boston Marathon were homemade devices full of nails and metal fragments, possibly packed into kitchen pressure cookers, US officials said. A day after an attack that left three dead and more than 180 wounded, the FBI said the crude bombs may have employed pressure cookers, a common tactic seen in attacks from Afghanistan to France since the 1990s.

Boston bombs were homemade, full of shrapnel

April 16, 2013 17:01
The explosives used in the Boston Marathon bombings were homemade devices full of nails and metal fragments designed to cause widespread injury, according to initial reports. A day after an attack that left three dead and more than 170 wounded, the FBI and Boston police declined to reveal details of their probe, or whether they suspected the assault was linked to foreign or domestic extremists.

Boston bombs were likely homemade, full of shrapnel

April 16, 2013 15:13
The explosives used in the Boston Marathon bombings were likely homemade devices full of nails and metal fragments designed to cause widespread injury, according to initial reports. A day after an attack that left three dead and more than 170 wounded, the FBI and Boston police declined to reveal details of their probe, or whether they suspected the assault was linked to foreign or domestic extremists.

Boston bomb probe looking at pressure cooker, backpacks

April 15, 2013 15:16
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston Marathon bombing investigators on Wednesday entered the third day of their hunt with an emerging picture of the target: a suspect or suspects carrying heavy bags or backpacks made of dark nylon. While still unable to conclude whether a group or individuals were responsible for the attacks that killed three people and wounded 176, and whether they were foreign or American, investigators gathered enough evidence at the crime scene on Tuesday to slightly narrow their search.

Deadly car bomb rocks central Damascus: state TV

April 8, 2013 06:15
A car bomb exploded in central Damascus on Monday causing deaths and injuries, Syrian state television reported, with an AFP correspondent saying intense gunfire followed the blast. "Terrorists detonate car bomb between Sabaa Bahrat square and Shahbander Street," the television reported. An AFP correspondent said the blast caused extensive damage and that intense gunfire could be heard shortly after. rim-rd/sah/dv

Police defuse bomb in Madrid cathedral

February 7, 2013 12:32
Spanish police on Thursday defused a nail bomb found next to a confessional in the Almudena Cathedral in the historic heart of Madrid, officials said. A priest found the bomb in a bin bag and evacuated the cathedral, a tourist attraction next to the city's old royal palace, a spokesman for the archbishopric of Madrid told AFP. A bomb disposal team came and defused the device, "composed of a detonator, 200 grammes (seven ounces) of gunpowder, a metal gas canister-type container full of nails, and an alarm clock," a police spokesman added. gr/rlp/ds/mfp
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