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Explosion

26 May 2022, Spain, Calahorra: A Local Police vehicle and several Guardia Civil officers stand near the site of an explosion at a biodiesel plant in Calahorra. Two people died after an explosion and a fire at a biodiesel plant in La Rioja in northern Spain early on Thursday afternoon. Photo: Eduardo Sanz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

LA RIOJA REGION

Two dead after explosion at biodiesel plant in northern Spain

The Nomad Today 5/26/22

The authorities called on the public to avoid the area

06 May 2022, Spain, Madrid: A view of the damage at house in the Salamanca neighborhood where a gas explosion has occurred. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

UPDATE - EMERGENCY

Two people killed after explosion in Madrid block of flats

The Nomad Today 5/6/22

The block in the well-off Salamanca district was badly damaged

05 April 2022, Berlin: Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita speaks during a press conference after the conference in support of Moldova, which had the largest influx of refugees per capita since the war against Ukraine began. Photo: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters Pool/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Moldova calls security council meeting after blasts in Transnistria

The Nomad Today 4/26/22

The Ukrainian intelligence services believe that Russia intends to control all of southern Ukraine up to the border with Transnistria

12/04/2022. Barcelona police and fire patrols working on the scene. Photo: @BCN_Bombers/Twitter.

Spain

ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE

Explosion in Barcelona pub injures four

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/12/22

Days before the blast, an injunction closing down the pub, which lies close to Barcelona's well-known La Rambla pedestrian thoroughfare, had been issued

Ghana street by Pixabay.

Spain

BUSINESS

Spanish company fined $6 million for role in deadly Ghana explosion

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/9/22

The accident of a truck loaded with explosives triggered a huge detonation that completely destroyed a village near the town of Bogoso

Police officers and railway employees stand next to an overturned wheel loader at a construction site after a WWII-era bomb detonated on Wednesday. Several people were injured in the explosion. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa.

World

GERMANY

World War II bomb explodes in Munich injuring several people

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/1/21

A 250-kilogram aerial bomb had been hit during construction work

A Swedish police officer. Photo: Pixabay.

World

CRIME

Swedish police say Gothenburg blast unrelated to organized crime

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/30/21

The suspect is about 55 years old and is believed to have been a resident of the apartment building

A view of Gothenburg, in Sweden. Photo: Pixabay.

World

CRIME

Swedish police probe starts after blast hits building in Gothenburg

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/28/21

20 people were taken to hospital

HANDOUT - Afghan evacuees board a a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, during evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport following the Taliban takeover. Photo: Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

UPDATE - TERROR THREAT

Dozens of dead, including 12 US Marines, in Kabul airport attack

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/26/21

The spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, said the Taliban strongly condemn this atrocious incident and will take every step to bring the culprits to justice

27 June 2021, Bangladesh, Dhaka: Rescue workers inspect the scene after an explosion ripped through a multi-storey building in the Bangladeshi capital, which has killed at least three people and injuring dozens of others. Photo: Suvra Kanti Das/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

BANGLADESH

Seven killed, dozens hurt in blast at building in Bangladeshi capital

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/28/21

Twelve people who sustained burn injuries are said to be in critical condition

Police by Helsingin poliisi

Finland

INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED

A hydrogen leak caused the explosion in Helsinki Theater

The Nomad Today 11/9/20

Hydrogen gas was formed in the pipes of the sprinkler system due to pipe corrosion caused by zinc-lining oxidation caused by oxygen and water.

Gothenburg-Sweden-map-by-Google-Maps

World

ATTEMPTED MURDER

Police detain four men after blast in western Swedish city

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/11/20

A young girl suffered minor injuries and was treated by ambulance personnel at the scene.

Opinion

06 August 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: People put their belonging in a truck as they leave a destroyed area caused by a massive explosion in Beirut's port that rocked the whole city, killing at least 100 people and injured thousands. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa.

Open letter to the Finnish government from a Lebanese mother in Finland

Maria Haykal 8/6/20

HANDOUT - 05 August 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: An undated combo of satellite images shows the docks of Beirut's port before (L) and after yesterday's massive explosion that killed at least 113 people and injured thousands. Photo: -/CNES2020 via PA Media/dpa.

World

US Defense Secretary says Lebanon blast was likely an 'accident'

The Nomad Today 8/6/20

On Tuesday President Donald Trump floated the possibility of an attack.

05 August 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: A general view of the destroyed port a day after a massive explosion rocked Beirut, killing at least 100 people and injured thousands. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

World

Beirut blast: what we know and what we don't know

The Nomad Today 8/5/20

On the day after the catastrophe, many questions still remain unanswered.

Lebanon, Beirut: Thick smoke billows from the site where a massive explosion rocked Beirut's port. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

Finland

Finnish embassy 'badly damaged' in Beirut blast

The Nomad Today 8/5/20

One Finn has been slightly injured.

Skogsterintie-Järvenpää-by-Google-Maps

Finland

A van exploded in Järvenpää

The Nomad Today 6/30/20

The driver of the vehicle suffered serious injuries and was transferred to hospital.

Police-officers-in-Helsinki-centrum-by-@HelsinkiPoliisi

Finland

POLICE SAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT

Explosion in Helsinki City Theater

The Nomad Today 6/29/20

One person was injured person and transferred to hospital.

Mäkkylä-Espoo-by-Google-Maps

Finland

Explosion in Espoo, a death trap for police officers

The Nomad Today 5/26/20

The National Bureau of Investigation says the explosives were left near the door of the apartment in order to cause damage.