13 h. ago Tennessee authorities identify 16 people killed in blast at explosive plant

Local pastor among victims of huge explosion in rural area where ‘everybody knows each other’Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant on 10 October, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by tracking down pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart.At a news conference, Chris Davis, the sheriff of Humphreys county, said people in the tight-knit community probably at least knew relatives of the victims killed in the explosion at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems. The company supplies and researches explosives for the military and is a well-known employer in the area. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Three police officers killed in gas explosion while evicting squatters who ‘deliberately triggered blast’

At least 12 officers were also injured in the blast at a farmhouse in northern Italy

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15 h. ago Three police officers killed in Italy after explosion at house during eviction

Two men and one woman arrested after explosion in Castel d’Azzano, which police believe to have been intentionalAn explosion at a farmhouse near Verona killed three police officers and injured at least 13 others, officials said on Tuesday.Police were attempting to conduct an eviction when the house blew up overnight in Castel d’Azzano, in northern Italy, in what is suspected to be an intentional act of violence. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago 3 Italian carabinieri killed in apparently deliberate farmhouse explosion

Authorities have reported that three carabinieri officers were killed and 13 others injured in an explosion near Verona, Italy, on Tuesday

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16 h. ago Three police officers killed in 'intentional' explosion in Italy

The blast is reported to have been intentional

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36 h. ago Tennessee community mourns 16 killed in munitions plant explosion

Cause of explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems that leveled building is unknown but foul play ruled outAt least 200 mourners came to the Humphreys county courthouse at twilight on Sunday to mourn the 16 people killed in an explosion at a nearby munitions plant in middle Tennessee early on Friday.Humphreys county sheriff Chris Davis said that even in these nightmarish days, “the true strength of our county is our people”. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago 16 killed in ‘devastating’ blast that destroyed a Tennessee military explosives plant, police say

The families of the 16 victims have been notified, officials said on Saturday evening

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4 d. ago Tennessee plant explosion latest: Massive blast kills ‘multiple people’ as emergency crews respond

The ‘massive’ explosion happened at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort Friday morning

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4 d. ago One dead and 19 missing explosion at bomb factory that 'could be felt 40 miles away'

A horror blast at an explosives factory in the US has killed at least one person and injured many more. At least 19 staff were "unaccounted for" after the explosion, officials said

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1 week ago Munich Oktoberfest reopens after man’s deadly arson attack and bomb threat

Beer festival had closed after 57-year-old man shot parents, set house on fire, and left note mentioning eventA German man went on a deadly gun, explosives and arson rampage against his family and then killed himself on Wednesday, prompting security fears in Munich that closed the world-famous Oktoberfest for seven hours.Authorities decided to close the event temporarily after finding a note the man had dropped in a nearby letterbox that included a vague threat to the Bavarian city’s beer festival. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pete Hegseth says Wounded Knee veterans will be allowed to keep their medals

Secretary of war rules that U.S. troops who received America’s highest military honor for their part in the explosion of violence in which hundreds of Lakota Sioux were killed can hold onto their accolades

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2 w. ago Activists outraged after Rio lawmakers approve ‘wild west bonus’ for police who kill ‘criminals’

Similar legislation introduced in Rio in mid-1990s caused an explosion of extrajudicial killings in the city’s favelasHuman rights activists have voiced outrage after Rio de Janeiro’s parliament approved plans to pay police officers a “wild west bonus” for “neutralizing criminals” during operations.The move is a throwback to the mid-1990s when Rio’s then governor, Marcello Alencar, introduced similar legislation that caused an explosion of extrajudicial killings in the city’s favelas. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Cause of an explosion which killed a grandfather 'cannot be properly explained'

Lost evidence has meant that the cause of the fire could not be explained

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