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In Photos: Bomb blast near Shiite Muslim shrine in Damascus suburb kills five

In Photos: Bomb blast near Shiite Muslim shrine in Damascus suburb kills five

Explosives planted in a taxi detonated in a Damascus suburb near a Shiite Muslim shrine Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens a day before the solemn holy day of Ashura, state media reported. All pictures: AFP

28 July,2023 10:25 AM IST | Editor
In PHOTOS: Deadly earthquake leaves trail of destruction in Turkiye and Syria

In PHOTOS: Deadly earthquake leaves trail of destruction in Turkiye and Syria

The catastrophic earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkiye and Syria became one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade and the death toll kept rising, crossing16000. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015 killed more than 8,800 people. Rescue crews braved freezing overnight temperatures in quake-hit areas in both countries in the hope of reaching survivors and pulling more bodies from the rubble

09 February,2023 08:02 PM IST

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