Paris explosion: More than 20 injured after blast

 

Twenty-nine people have been injured, four of them seriously, after a large explosion in central Paris.

The blast took place in a building that housed a design school and the Catholic education system headquarters in Rue Saint-Jacques, in the fifth arrondissement of the French capital.

Emergency workers are searching through the wreckage of the building, with at least two thought to be missing.

According to witnesses, there was a strong smell of gas before the blast.

The Full Report: Beirut’s search for answers

 

We follow the investigations into the 2020 Beirut port blast and discover an underworld that could provide clues to this tragic mystery.

A year on since one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history, Beirut continues to search for answers.

Families of the victims of the explosion at the port continue to demand answers.

The investigations have not uncovered what triggered the explosion and the origins of the shipment that exploded.

Huge explosion rocks downtown Nashville | DW News

 

An explosion in the US city of Nashville, in the state of Tennessee, has caused widespread damage. A parked vehicle blew up in the downtown area.

How the Beirut explosion was a government failure

 

On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion rocked Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. The blast occurred when sparks in a warehouse hit a stockpile of ammonium nitrate — a highly explosive material — that was stored in the city's port. It was one of the largest accidental explosions in history and it couldn't have occurred at a worse time for Lebanon.

Beirut blast: Born without a father - BBC News

On 4 August a massive explosion devastated the Beirut port area, killing more than 200 people. Two weeks after the explosion that shattered Beirut, the BBC's Tom Bateman meets families and individuals whose lives changed forever.

Beirut: Anatomy of a lethal explosion

The explosion in a warehouse in Beirut ripped through a city known for both a heyday of glamour and a history of civil war.

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Beirut man who filmed blast talks about the viral moment and pain that followed

Beirut explosion: Is Lebanon on the brink of collapse? - BBC Newsnight

Lebanon has ricocheted from one crisis to another in the last two years. But what now as the country is placed under a state of emergency following a huge explosion in Beirut’s port area?

Why was the Beirut blast so massive? Ammonium Nitrate explosion explained

The Lebanese government has ordered an investigation into the blast and how two thousand seven hundred and fifty tonnes of the explosive chemical Ammonium Nitrate was stored at the site. We can see just how powerful the blast was by comparing before and after photos of the site.

Live: Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital Beirut

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Parsons Green: 'Explosion' reported on London Tube train

Police are investigating an "incident" on a District Line underground train at Parsons Green, south-west London.

Officers and ambulance staff are on the scene following reports on social media of an "explosion" in a carriage.

A picture on social media showed a white bucket inside a supermarket bag, but does not appear to show extensive damage in the carriage.

Transport for London tweeted: "We are investigating an incident at Parsons Green."

Deaths confirmed after Manchester Arena blast reports

Police have confirmed a "number of fatalities" following reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena.

Witnesses reported hearing a "huge bang" following an Ariana Grande gig at Manchester Arena.

Network Rail said train lines out of Manchester Victoria station, which is close to the concert venue, were blocked.

Greater Manchester Police tweeted to urge people to stay away from the area.

'Screaming and running'

A number of eyewitnesses have described the confusion in the aftermath.

Robert Tempkin, 22, from Middlesbrough, said: "Everyone was screaming and running, there were coats and people's phones on the floor. People just dropped everything.

"Some people were screaming they'd seen blood but other people were saying it was balloons busting or a speaker had been popped.

"There were lots of ambulances. I saw somebody being treated. I couldn't tell what had happened to him."