Paris, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) Construction workers found an unexploded bomb from World War II in the site of the future University Hospital of the city of Nantes, in northwestern France, the local media reported on Thursday.
Accidental Blast During Bomb-Making Class Kills 30 Taliban Fighters
16 Feb 2021
At least 30 Taliban members died after an explosive device detonated during a bomb-making tutorial in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province over the weekend, the Defense Post reported on Tuesday.
A group of Taliban jihadists gathered at a mosque in the village of Qultaq on February 13 to receive training on how to assemble bombs and improvised explosive devices (IED). An explosive device accidentally detonated, killing at least “30 Taliban fighters including six foreign nationals who were expert mine makers,” according to the Afghan Army’s 209th Shaheen Corps, which confirmed the deadly blast in a statement released Saturday. The bodies of the six Taliban-affiliated foreign nationals were rendered unidentifiable by the blast, according to the statement.
The death toll in the fire at Tamil Nadu firecracker unit rose to 20 as one more person succumbed overnight to his injuries, officials said on Monday. J Vanaraja, 51, who had sustained 90 per cent burns, succumbed at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Sunday night. Two more injured were said to be in critical condition. A massive fire at Sree Mariyammal Fireworks near Sattur in Virudhunagar district on February 12, killing 11 persons and injuring more than 20 others. Meanwhile, officials have identified three more victim women M Poomari, 50, S Sankareswari, 55, and P Malliga, 58. Preliminary police investigations revealed that excess workforce along with illegal sub-leasing of the premises contributed to the disaster. Police has arrested one of the leaseholders, Ponnupandi, and are on the lookout for five others, including the factory owner.
KHAR: The security forces and police foiled a terrorism bid in Bajaur tribal district on Friday.Official sources said that on a tip-off, security personnel recovered hundreds of kilograms of.