64 h. ago Six arrested after €12m armed raid on gold refining lab in France

Robbery in Lyon left five employees slightly injured after explosion in latest high-profile incident to hit country Six people armed with military-grade weapons have used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon, slightly injuring five employees in the latest high-profile daytime heist to hit France.The audacious raid took place on Thursday afternoon, with police quickly arresting the suspected perpetrators and recovering the loot estimated to be worth €12m (£10.5m), officials said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Trump's visit to Navy celebration: AP sources

The White House pressed Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during a recent military demonstration for the service’s 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump attended

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9 d. ago Cause of Tennessee military supplier plant explosion could take months to determine, authorities say

Officials confirmed that the remains of two victims have yet to be identified

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2 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Tennessee explosion: No survivors found after munitions plant blast left 18 missing

Officials have said they do not expect to find any survivors following a huge blast at a military explosives company

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3 w. ago ‘No survivors’ in Tennessee explosives plant tragedy that had 18 people missing, emotional sheriff reveals

The explosion left 18 people unaccounted for, officials said

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3 w. ago Eighteen still missing after deadly explosion at Tennessee military supplier plant rocks community

‘There’s nothing to describe. It’s gone,’ the local sheriff said when asked about the building where the explosion happened

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3 w. ago 19 still missing after deadly explosion at Tennessee military supplier plant rocks community

‘There's nothing to describe. It's gone,’ the local sheriff said when asked about the building where the explosion happened

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3 w. ago Nineteen people feared dead after blast at Tennessee munitions plant

Police chief calls explosion near Bucksnort, south-west of Nashville, ‘devastating’ and says ‘we have some deceased’Nineteen people are missing and feared dead following a massive explosion at a military munitions plant in Tennessee on Friday morning.The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing emergency services to the scene, authorities and residents said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tennessee plant explosion latest: 19 still missing after deadly blast at military supplier plant rocks community

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

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3 w. ago Tennessee company rocked by an explosion manufactures and researches explosives for the military

A deadly explosion has rocked a manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee owned by Accurate Energetic Systems

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3 w. ago Blast at Tennessee military explosives plant leaves multiple people dead or missing

Number of people dead unknown as secondary blasts initially kept first responders from entering siteA huge explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant on Friday morning has left multiple people dead or missing, according to a county sheriff, as first responders said secondary blasts initially forced rescuers to keep their distance from the burning site.The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing the emergency services dashing to the scene, authorities and residents said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dozens killed in horror paraglider bombing raid at major Myanmar festival

The military has been accused of dropping explosives from a paraglider and on to a crowd of 100 people gathered for a festival in Chaung U township in central Myanmar

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