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  • 16
    May
    2013
    10:15am, EDT

    12 killed, vehicles torn apart in Kabul suicide attack

    Anja Niedringhaus / AP

    An Afghan fireman stands next to the debris of a car at the scene where a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 16.

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    A U. S soldier secures the area where a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul on May 16.

     By Atia Abawi and Fazal Ahad, NBC News

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- Six Americans were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy carrying foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, according to a NATO source. The victims included two soldiers and four civilian contractors, the source added. Officials said at least six Afghan civilians had also died. Full story

    Anja Niedringhaus / AP

    A U.S. soldier arrives at the scene where a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul on May 16.

    Anja Niedringhaus / AP

    An Afghan man directs his children away from the scene of the attack.

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    A U.S. soldier inspects the scene.

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    At least six Americans and six Afghan citizens were killed after a convoy carrying two American soldiers and four contractors was targeted by a suicide bomber. NBC's Atia Abawi reports.

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  • 14
    May
    2013
    7:37pm, EDT

    Death toll of weekend bombing in Turkey reaches 50

    Umit Bektas / Reuters

    The mother of 22-year-old Ayten Calim mourns during her funeral in the town of Reyhanli in Hatay province, Turkey, near the Turkish-Syrian border on May 14. Calim was one of around 50 people to have been killed by two bomb attacks in Reyhanli over the weekend.

    By Nick Tattersall, Reuters

    Turkey's prime minister will push President Barack Obama for more assertive action on Syria during a visit to Washington this week, days after car bombs tore through a Turkish border town in the deadliest spillover of violence yet.

    The bombings in Reyhanli, which killed 50 people on Saturday, and activists' reports of a massacre of Sunni Muslims in a Syrian coastal town have incensed Tayyip Erdogan, already critical of the slow international response to the conflict. Read the full story.

     

    Umit Bektas / Reuters

    Relatives cover the body of 22-year-old Ayten Calim with a Muslim prayer rug and her wedding dress as they lower her into a grave in the town of Reyhanli in Hatay province, Turkey, near the Turkish-Syrian border on May 14.

    Bulent Kilic / AFP - Getty Images

    People stand in a damaged building on May 14, at Reyhanli in Hatay, Turkey, just a few miles from the main border crossing into Syria. The death toll in twin car bombings in a Turkish town near the Syrian border has increased to 50 after another body was recovered and a victim died in hospital, the health minister was quoted as saying on May 14. The attacks also provoked a backlash against the nearly 400,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey. Government officials have repeatedly warned against provocations and said Turkey will maintain its open-door policy for Syrians fleeing the regime's crackdown.

    Bulent Kilic / AFP - Getty Images

    A man works in a damaged building on May 14 at Reyhanli in Hatay, Turkey, just a few miles from the main border crossing into Syria.

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    Slideshow: Syria uprising

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    A look back at the conflict that has overtaken the country.

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    The religion of peace. If they don't have imperialist Americans to blow up they'll blow up each other.

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  • 29
    Apr
    2013
    9:15am, EDT

    Dozens injured from blast in Prague

    David W Cerny / Reuters

    An injured woman is pictured after an explosion in Prague April 29. The explosion in central Prague on Monday injured about a dozen people and others were trapped in a building damaged by the blast, a Reuters witness and emergency services officials said.

    Matej Divizna / Getty Images Contributor

    A firefighter inspects the scene of an explosion on April 29, in Prague, Czech Republic. At least 40 people were injured in the large explosion at a Film and TV school building on the Smetana embankment.

    David W Cerny / Reuters

    Firefighters search the area after an explosion in Prague April 29. The explosion in central Prague on Monday injured about a dozen people and others were trapped in a building damaged by the blast, a Reuters witness and emergency services officials said.

    From AP: PRAGUE -- A powerful explosion damaged an office building in the center of the Czech capital on Monday, injuring up to 40 people. Authorities believed some people were buried in the rubble.

    It is not certain what caused the blast in Prague's Divadelni Street, but a natural gas explosion was suspected, police spokesman Tomas Hulan said.

    The street was covered with rubble and was sealed off by police, who also evacuated people from nearby buildings and closed a wide area around the explosion site. Continue reading.

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    Czech police have released video showing last month's gas explosion in Prague. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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    The photo of the beautiful woman from Prague, with blood on her head and face is destined for history. Beauty and bravery in the face of destruction.

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  • 25
    Apr
    2013
    4:02pm, EDT

    Memorial for victims of blast in West, Texas

    Brandon Wade / EPA

    Firefighters stand at attention as mourners applaud a West, Texas fire engine during a processional before the start of a memorial service honoring those killed in the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion at the Ferrell Center on the Baylor University campus in Waco, Texas on Thursday.

    Eric Gay / AP

    Members of the Patriot Guard line the road for a procession in Waco prior to a memorial service for first responders who died in last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

    Eric Gay / AP

    An honor guard stand in front of caskets prior to a memorial service in Waco, Texas for first responders who died in last week's fertilizer plant explosion in the small town of West.

    Charles Dharapak / AP

    President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama bow their heads behind a photo of volunteer firefighter Capt. Cyrus Adam Reed, who was killed, as they attend the memorial for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas at Baylor University in Waco.

    Charles Dharapak / AP

    The damage from the fertilizer plant explosion is seen from helicopters in accompanying President Barack Obama in West, Texas, en route to Baylor University, where the president was to speak at a memorial service.

    NBC News reports:

    President Obama flew to the somber event after attending the dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas on Thursday morning. Texas Sen. John Cornyn and first lady Michelle Obama were also attending Thursday's memorial service. 

    Before the memorial, 1,000 firefighters from across the U.S. held a half-mile-long procession in Waco to honor the fallen firefighters.

    Meanwhile, on Monday, the first individual lawsuit was filed as a result of the explosion. A single mom who lived next door to the West Fertilizer plant is seeking up to a million dollars after she and her 14-year-old son "lost all their worldly possessions," the suit says.

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    More coverage from West, Texas:

    • Aerials show huge blast zone
    • Video: Returning home for the first time in West
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    • Officials still don't know what caused Texas fertilizer explosion

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  • 21
    Apr
    2013
    6:17am, EDT

    Satellite images show West, Texas before and after fertilizer plant explosion

    DigitalGlobe via Getty Images

    Satellite image taken on April 19, 2013 of the West Fertilizer Plant after an explosion occurred on April 17.

    DigitalGlobe via Getty Images

    Satellite images of West, Texas, before and after the Fertilizer Plant explosion. The image on the left was taken on Jan. 30, 2012, and the image on the right was taken on April 19, 2013.

    Mandy Williams goes home for the first time since a massive explosion forced her and other residents of West, Texas to evacuate.

    The satellite images above provided by DigitalGlobe show the destructive force of the fertilizer plant explosion that rocked the small town of West, Texas, with the force of a magnitude-2.1 earthquake last Wednesday evening.

    The pictures show the debris field that surrounds West Fertilizer Co., the remains of the two tanks which held highly pressurized anhydrous ammonia, the 50-unit apartment building west of the plant with its walls torn off, the damaged West Intermediate School at the lower left corner of the images, and many of the damaged homes.

    West has only about 2,700 residents, but the affected area is in a densely populated neighborhood.

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    In this small Texas town, people pitch in to help out following the deadly blast at a local fertilizer plant.

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    Thank you Governor Perry, Koch Brothers, Bain, Palin and all the GOP nutjobs that think these industries will safely self-regulate. These are not job killing regulations but people killing lack of them.

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  • 19
    Apr
    2013
    2:31pm, EDT

    Aerials show huge blast zone in West, Texas

    Tony Gutierrez / AP

    This Thursday, April 18, 2013 aerial photo shows the remains of a nursing home, left, apartment complex, center, and fertilizer plant, right, destroyed by an explosion in West, Texas.

    Tony Gutierrez / AP

    This aerial photo shows the remains of a burned and damaged school following a Wednesday night fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, Thursday, April 18.

    Adrees Latif / Reuters

    Police and rescue workers stand near a building which was left destroyed from a massive explosion at a nearby fertilizer plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas April 18.

    Adrees Latif / Reuters

    Investigators stand amid the aftermath of a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas April 18.

    Tony Gutierrez / AP

    This aerial photo shows burned down and damaged homes on Thursday, April 18 following an explosion Wednesday a near by fertilizer plant in West, Texas,

    Rescuers searched the smoking remnants for survivors of Wednesday night's thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris while the community awaited word on the number of dead. Initial reports put the fatalities as high as 15, but later in the day, authorities backed away from any estimate and refused to elaborate. More than 160 people were hurt. Full story.

    Slideshow: Fertilizer plant explosion in Texas

    Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images

    A huge blast rocked a small Texas town causing an unknown number of deaths and destroying nearby homes.

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    What a disaster, my heart goes out to all those affected by this. This is just horrible!

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  • 18
    Apr
    2013
    9:11am, EDT

    Massive blast rocks small Texas town

    Andy Bartee via AP

    In this Instagram photo provided by Andy Bartee, a plume of smoke rises from a fertilizer plant fire in West, Texas on April 17, 2013.

    An earth-rattling explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant killed at least 5 to 15 people, wounded more than 160 and destroyed dozens of homes and businesses, including a nursing home, officials said. Full story

    Slideshow: Fertilizer plant explosion in Texas

    Rod Aydelotte / AP

    Emergency workers fight a house fire after a nearby fertilizer plant exploded in West, Texas.

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  • 15
    Apr
    2013
    4:46pm, EDT

    Explosions at Boston Marathon finish line kill 3, injure dozens

    Boston Globe / The Boston Globe via Getty Images

    A second explosion goes off, rear, as a runner was blown to the ground by the first explosion near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon.

    By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News

    Editor's Note: The image below is graphic and may be disturbing for some viewers.

    Two explosions, described by race organizers as bombs, went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday as runners completed the course and thousands cheered them on. At least two people were killed and 23 injured, police said.


    Video from the finish line showed an enormous cloud of white smoke, and about 20 seconds between the blasts. The explosions were strong enough to cause at least one runner to collapse, and emergency personnel carried bloody spectators away. A witness said that she saw people’s legs blown off.

    Read the full story.

    Slideshow: Boston Marathon explosions

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    See images from the scene of the explosions.

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  • 1
    Feb
    2013
    11:32pm, EST

    Mexico: Causes of Pemex explosion under investigation

     

    Sashenka Gutierrez / EPA

    Search and rescue operation in the PEMEX administrative building in Mexico City on February 01, 2013, a day after a deadly explosion. Pemex is stepping up security at oil production facilities as authorities investigate the blast, which killed at least 33 people at the state-owned company's headquarters. Read the full story.

    Alfredo Estrella / AFP - Getty Images

    General view inside the damaged building of state-owned Mexican oil giant Pemex in Mexico City, Mexico.

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  • 31
    Jan
    2013
    7:57pm, EST

    Deadly explosion rocks Mexico City skyscraper housing Pemex

    Guillermo Gutierrez / AP

    Firefighters belonging to the Tacubaya sector and workers dig for survivors after an explosion at an adjacent building to the executive tower of Mexico's state-owned oil company PEMEX, in Mexico City, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. A large explosion occurred in the lower floors of the building.

    By Kari Huus, Staff writer, NBC News

    An explosion in the Mexico City skyscraper complex housing the headquarters of state oil monopoly Pemex killed 14 and injured at least 80, company and government officials said.

    The explosion took place in the basement garage of the auxiliary building of the complex, next to the company's 54-floor tower located in a busy commercial and residential area, Interior Department spokesman Eduardo Sanchez told reporters.

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    Alejandro Dias / Reuters

    An injured person is transported on a stretcher the headquarters of state oil giant Pemex in Mexico City Jan. 31.

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    Rescue workers head for the skyscraper.

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    A helicopter overflies the area following a blast inside the skyscraper that houses the headquarters of state-owned Mexican oil giant Pemex.

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  • 11
    Nov
    2012
    10:22am, EST

    Two killed, homes destroyed in huge Indianapolis explosion

    Matt Kryger / The Indianapolis Star via AP

    Firefighters work the scene where an explosion has killed two people and damaged more than a dozen homes in the Richmond Hill subdivision, late Saturday, Nov. 10, in Indianapolis, Ind.

    "Multiple houses engulfed in flames. Even the police officers that got to the scene before I did were not sure what happened. Kind of a surreal scene, even for police officers," Marion County Sheriff John Layton told the station.

    The cause of the explosion and fires wasn't immediately clear, but Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard dismissed reports of a possible plane crash as he arrived at the scene. Fire officials said separately that investigators would be checking whether natural gas was possibly involved but they had no further details on what was behind the blast that sent tall flames skyward.

    -- Reported by NBC News staff and wire reports

    Read the full story.

    Matt Kryger / The Indianapolis Star via AP

    Matt Kryger / The Indianapolis Star via AP

    An Indianapolis neighborhood is still off limits while police try to figure what caused a horrific explosion that killed two people and prompted nearly 200 residents to flee their homes. NBC's Ron Allen reports.

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  • 1
    Nov
    2012
    8:22am, EDT

    Explosion rips through industrial building in Saudi Arabia's capital

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    People walk among rubble at the site of a fuel truck explosion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 1, 2012. A fuel truck exploded after hitting portions of a bridge, engulfing buildings and cars in flames, witnesses and officials said.

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    An injured man lies on a stretcher after an explosion in eastern Riyadh on November 1, 2012.

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    People walk among debris at the site of a fuel truck explosion in Riyadh on Nov. 1, 2012.

    NBC News staff and wire reports — Updated at 9:39 a.m. ET: At least 22 people were killed when a fuel truck crashed into an overpass in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday, triggering an explosion that brought down an industrial building and torched nearby vehicles, officials and state media said

    Health ministry spokesman Saad al-Qahtani said 135 people were injured in the disaster. He told state television they were mostly men and included some foreigners. Click here for updates on this developing story.

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    Or ? Don't worry it's not a terrorist attack / ..... The couple of gallons of fuel under your oven is capable of blowing up your whole kitchen with 2-3 rooms , so what do you think a fuel tank with approximately 15 000 gallons (5 million liters) will cause ? Plus with the traffic behind it and the b …

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