30 Taliban militants killed in explosion during bomb-making class
15 Feb, 2021 07:33 PM
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The Taliban continue to wage war in Afghanistan. Photo / Getty Images/File
NZ Herald
At least 30 Taliban militants have died in Afghanistan after they blew themselves up during a bomb-making class.
The Khaama Press News Agency said the fighters died when Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) they were learning to construct exploded inside a mosque, quoting a release from the Afghan Army s 209th Shaheen Corps.
The blast happened on Saturday morning at a mosque in the village of Qultaq in the Dowlatabad district of Balkh province.
The fighters included six foreign nationals.
Nashville blast: Man responsible for Christmas Day bombing blew himself up
27 Dec, 2020 10:14 PM
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An explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day shook buildings in the immediate area and set surrounding cars on fire. Video / WTVF / Kelly Bolyard / Nashville Fire Department via Twitter
An explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day shook buildings in the immediate area and set surrounding cars on fire. Video / WTVF / Kelly Bolyard / Nashville Fire Department via Twitter
NZ Herald
The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said today.
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