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A woman with long hair and glasses wears blue scrubs holding three infants in her arms while talking on a phone in a damaged hospital

In Beirut, hospital staff witness ‘total chaos’ after blast

Health & Medicine

“It was like the doors of hell had opened.” That’s how one doctor described the scene at his hospital in Beirut after a massive blast last Tuesday killed more than 150 people and injured thousands of others.

A woman stands inside a damaged interior with blue painted walls underneath an arch and art hung loosely on the walls.

‘Our house is your house’: Locals open their homes after Beirut blast

Afghan security forces are seen at the site of a second blast inKabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018.

Twin blasts in Afghan capital kill at least 26, including 9 journalists

Conflict
Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center

‘Act of terrorism’ at Minnesota mosque rattles Muslims

Conflict
Brussels train station

Brussels train station rocked by explosion, one suspect shot

Conflict
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Smoke rises from shipping containers after explosions in Tianjin, China, August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city.

After a massive explosion in China kills dozens and injures hundreds, authorities move to prevent secondary accidents

Development

At least 50 people have been killed and hundreds injured after massive explosions Wednesday night in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. The blasts, which could be seen from space, occurred at a warehouse storing toxic chemicals. Chinese soldiers trained to handle biological and chemical disasters are now working to prevent secondary accidents.

A police officer stands in front of Traders Hotel, where an explosion occurred, in central Yangon early October 15, 2013.

This journalist found herself caring for two small children after a bomb rocked a Myanmar hotel

Conflict & Justice

A small bomb exploded at the Traders Hotel in the center of Rangoon, Myanmar’s largest city. An American woman was injured in the attacks. No organization has claimed responsibility.

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