At least nine people were killed and more than 100 others injured when firecrackers kept in a warehouse exploded in southern Thailand on Saturday, officials said. The firecrackers exploded and set off a fire at the unauthorized warehouse at the Muno market in Su-ngai Kolok district in the southern province of Narathiwat bordering Malaysia, Narathiwat's governor Sanan Phongaksorn told Reuters. "There are nine deaths now, but there may be more as unidentified human remains have been found," he said.
'Exiled' Russia's Prigozhin hails Niger coup as a moment of long overdue liberation from Western colonisers naija247news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from naija247news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army's top brass last month, has hailed Niger's military coup as good news and offered his fighters' services to bring order. A voice message on Telegram app channels associated with Wagner that they said was Prigozhin did not claim involvement in the coup, but described it as a moment of long overdue liberation from Western colonizers and made what looked like a pitch for his fighters to help keep order.