Accidents
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Minister's plane crashes leaving Congo mine disaster
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Congolese Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and other members of his delegation survived an accident when plane they were flying in caught fire after veering off the runway on Monday in southern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Dozens of Indian pilgrims killed in bus accident in S Arabia
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Forty-five Indian pilgrims have been killed after the bus they were travelling in caught fire in an accident near Medina in Saudi Arabia, the police commissioner of India's Hyderabad city has said.
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4 cops shot in rural Kansas while responding to residence
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a residence in a rural area south of Topeka, Kansas.
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30 killed, others injured in terrible bus crash in Yemen
TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – A horrific traffic accident in Yemen's Abyan province in south of the country left 30 dead and several others injured.
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8 killed in train collision in central Indian state of Chhatt
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – At least eight people were killed and several were injured when a passenger train collided with a goods train in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
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Truck rams into bus in southern India, killing at least 20
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozens, local authorities said.
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Man dead after stabbing in waterside tourist spot brawl
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – A young man has been murdered and another taken to hospital with stab wounds after a fight broke out in a popular waterfront tourist precinct.
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42 killed in a bus crash in mountainous region of S Africa
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – A bus veered off a road and plunged down an embankment on a steep mountain pass in northern South Africa, killing at least 42 people and leaving another 49 passengers injured, authorities said Monday.
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4 dead, 12 injured in Mississippi shooting, officials say
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Four people were killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Leland, Mississippi, officials said.
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3 killed in Houston-area shooting spree
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Three people were killed Wednesday in a series of shootings in the Houston area that authorities believe are linked to a gunman who later died by suicide.
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Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Rival gunmen started shooting at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama’s capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said.
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Typhoon Matmo batters China coastal regions with fierce winds
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Typhoon Matmo hit southern China on Sunday, the state broadcaster said, after flights and many events had been cancelled in the island province of Hainan, causing disruption in a peak holiday season.
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UK mosque set ablaze with two people inside
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – A UK mosque was set ablaze with two people still inside in a suspected arson attack that police are treating as a hate crime.
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Death toll from Ethiopia scaffolding collapse rises to 36
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – The death toll from a wooden scaffolding collapse in Ethiopia's Amhara Region has risen to 36, local officials said on Wednesday.
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Bronx high-rise building partially collapses: FDNY says
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – A high-rise building in the Bronx has partially collapsed, the Fire Department of New York reported on Wednesday.
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US secret service vehicle catches fire outside White House
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – A Secret Service vehicle caught fire outside the White House on Monday, prompting street closures ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit.
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5 killed, 3 injured as landslide hits India Himachal Pradesh
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – At least five people were killed and three others injured Tuesday after a massive landslide hit India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said.
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Landslide kills more than 1,000 in Sudan’s Darfur
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – A landslide has destroyed an entire village in Sudan’s western Darfur region, killing an estimated 1,000 people, according to a rebel group that controls the area.
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One dead, five injured as car slams into crowd in France
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – A man intentionally ploughed his car into a crowd in northern France after an altercation early Saturday, killing one person and injuring five others, prosecutors told.
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Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub: police
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Eight people were killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in southwestern Ecuador, police said Sunday.
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Helicopter crash on Mississippi River barge kills 2
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials said.
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Afghan road accident kills 1, injures 6
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – One was killed and six others sustained injuries as a vehicle turned turtle in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province.
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Death toll from gas explosion in Russia's Saratov rises to 7
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – The death toll from an explosion caused by a gas leak in an apartment building in Russia's city of Saratov rose to seven, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Saturday.
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3 killed, 3 injured in blast at Indian firecracker factory
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Three workers died while three others sustained injuries in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing factory located in Sivakasi area of Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district.
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3 dead, 150 rescued after ferry catches fire in Indonesia
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – At least three people were killed and around 150 others rescued after a passenger ship caught fire in the waters off Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province on Sunday, officials and local media reported.
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Man nabbed by ICE as dropping off child at school in Oregon
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A 38-year-old father was arrested by immigration officials outside his child's preschool in Oregon, officials said.
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20 people injured after 'vehicle ploughs into crowd' in LA
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Five people are fighting for their lives, as 20 people have been injured after a vehicle ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles.
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40 schools in India's Bengaluru get bomb threat emails
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – At least 40 schools across India's southern city of Bengaluru on Friday received bomb threats via email, prompting the worried administration of these institutions to alert police.
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Fire on crude oil cargo train disrupts rail service in India
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – A massive fire broke out Sunday on a freight train carrying crude oil in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with no casualties reported, police said.
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At least 8 killed in explosion at pharmaceutical in S India
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – An explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India’s southern state of Telangana killed at least eight people and injured several others, authorities said Monday.