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Are Lebanese parties hell-bent on destroying their country?
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], October 19 (ANI): After three decades from the end of a bloody civil war that lasted for 15 years, and after a massive explosion in the port of Beirut last August that left more than 200 people dead, wounded thousands and damaged more than 70,000 homes and buildings, is the
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Lebanon has not asked United Nations to investigate Beirut blast: UN spoke
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has not received any requests to investigate Tuesday's massive explosion in Beirut that killed more than 150 people and injured some 5,000 others, UN deputy spokesperson Furhan Haq said on Friday.
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US defence officials contradict Trump regarding claims of 'attack' in Beir
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Atlanta [USA], Aug 5 (ANI): Officials of the US Defence Department have contradicted President Donald Trump, saying that there is no clear indication that the massive explosion in Beirut was an "attack".
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2 Belgian embassy employees suffer injuries in Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Two employees of the Belgian Embassy in Lebanon and members of their families have suffered injuries as a result of a massive explosion in Beirut earlier on Tuesday, the Belgian foreign minister Philippe Goffin said.
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Lebanon blast: Indian Embassy Staff safe, in touch with Indian community m
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (ANI): Indian Embassy in Lebanon is in touch with the Indian community after a massive explosion rocked capital Beirut on Tuesday, leaving many feared dead and a "considerable number of people" injured.
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Toll in China chemical plant blast rises to 78
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 25 (ANI): The death toll in a massive explosion that took place at Chenjiagang Tianjiayi chemical plant in eastern China last week rose to 78, of whom 56 have been identified.
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Massive explosion heard in Damascus
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Jan 20 (ANI): A massive explosion was heard in the Syrian capital on Sunday morning, local news agency SANA reported, adding that the same was a result of an improvised explosive device blast.
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Massive blast rocks Kabul
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec 24 (ANI): A massive explosion took place near the building of Ministry of Public of Works in the Afghan capital on Monday at around 4:20 pm.
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Blasts at Syria's Hama military base
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 18 (ANI): Massive explosions rocked Syria's Hama military base on Friday, according to Syrian state media.
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Explosion bid foiled in Kabul
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): A massive explosion bid has been foiled in Afghan capital city Kabul after the security forces discovered and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted under a culvert on a main road in Qarabagh district.
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Massive explosion leaves 35 injured in Southern Iran
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 03 (ANI): A huge explosion at a hypermarket in Iran's southern city of Shiraz wounded at least 35 people on Friday night.
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Kabul blast: 11 US citizens injured, death toll rises to 90
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 1 (ANI): 11 Americans were among the 400 people injured in the massive explosion that rocked a highly secure diplomatic area in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 90 people.
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