"I want to stress that this threat of a terrorist attack is one of the constraints that we've been operating under in Operation Pitting, in the big extraction that's been going on, and we've been ready for it; we've been prepared for it," Johnson told the reporters after an emergency meeting, Xinhua reported.
The bombings came hours after Western officials warned of a major attack, urging people to leave the airport. However, the advice went largely unheeded by Afghans desperate to escape the country in the last few days of an American-led evacuation before the U.S. officially ends its 20-year presence on Aug. 31.
The incident happened on Saturday in Karachi’s Baldia town when the victims were returning home in the truck after attending a marriage ceremony.
Two people, Gopal Sharma (35) of Udhampur and Mohammad Aquib (16) of Mangit-Khari, were injured in the incident. They were shifted to hospital where their condition is stated to be stable, police said.
The blast happened a day before the Eid al-Adha holiday when the market was busy with shoppers looking for gifts and groceries.
The blaze sent up giant orange flames on a vessel at the crucial Jebel Ali Port, the busiest in the Middle East that sits on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula.
Firefighters were still working to contain the blaze hours later, and authorities ordered an evacuation of the area amid fears that thousands of liters (gallons) of leaking chemicals may cause more explosions.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot after getting information. Injured were shifted to nearby Thunga hospital.
Explosion in Dhaka may have been caused by a faulty gas line or gas cylinders, authorities said on Monday.
At least seven people died and dozens were injured in an explosion Sunday in Bangladesh’s capital. But authorities could not determine the nature of the explosion that damaged vehicles and surrounding buildings, the police and fire department said.
At least seven people died and dozens were injured in an explosion Sunday in Bangladesh’s capital.
An alert has been sounded in Punjab's border district of Pathankot on Sunday after two explosives-laden drones crashed into the high-security Indian Air Force station at Jammu airport.
The first blast, which took place around 1.45 am, ripped off the roof of a building at the technical area of the airport manned by the Air Force. The second one was on the ground.
The explosion was reported today in Lahore’s Johar Town area. Those injured have been shifted to a hospital.
A fire official said that the fire department received a call about the cylinder explosion following which three fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The roof of a madrasa in Bihar’s Banka district collapsed on Tuesday morning following a mysterious explosion which also damaged nearby buildings but didn’t cause any deaths.
The exact cause of the fire is still not known but prima facie investigations have revealed that a "substantial amount" of paint vapour and mist could have been released causing the accident.
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed shock over the deaths in the explosion. He conveyed his condolences to the families of the deceased. The chief minister enquired about the incident and its reasons from senior officials.
An eruption of 4,003-foot (1,220-meter) volcano in 1902 killed roughly 1,600 people. Scientists warn that explosions could continue for days or even weeks.
Over 20 labourers injured after a tin shed fell during maintenance work at LANCO thermal power plant in Anpara, Sonebhadra, today morning. Out of 20 labourers, 16 have been rescued and admitted to the hospital.
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