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People injured from Israeli air strikes on Oct. 12 wait outside a hospital to be treated. The sheer volume of medical need is overwhelming the small and exhausted number of staff at Gaza's medical facilities, says Dr. Mohammad Mattar, head of the radiology department at Al Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip's largest medical complex.

Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians

4:38pm October 13, 2023

by Ari Daniel

After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point.

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Relatives and mourners gather around the caskets of victims who were killed in Sunday's suicide bomber attack in the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Monday, July 31, 2023.

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The death toll in the Pakistan suicide bombing rises as families hold funerals

5:29am July 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which killed dozens and wounded nearly 200 people.

Nashville Police Chief John Drake, center, speaks during a news conference on Christmas Day in Nashville. Law enforcement is looking into who and how many may have been involved in a bombing in the city's downtown corridor.

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Authorities Search For Nashville Bomber As Governor Asks For Emergency Declaration

6:55pm December 26, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

A day after the early Christmas explosion injured three people and damaged dozens of buildings in downtown Nashville, large swaths of the state's communications networks are still down.

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives join the investigation at a FedEx distribution center in Schertz, Texas, where a package exploded Tuesday. Authorities believe the incident is linked to the recent string of Austin bombin

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Bomb That Exploded At A FedEx Facility Was Sent From, And To, Austin, Police Say

5:02pm March 20, 2018

by Scott Neuman

One person was treated and released in Schertz, Texas, northeast of San Antonio. It was the fifth explosion of a device either in Austin or meant to be delivered there.

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Afghan security personnel arrive at the site of two bombs on Tuesday near the Afghan parliament in Kabul.

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Twin Blasts Kill Dozens In Kabul, Afghanistan

4:48pm January 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The explosions near the parliament building in Kabul killed at least 30 people and injured at least 70. Bombings in two other provinces Tuesday also caused multiple casualties.

Ahmad Khan Rahimi spoke to an Elizabeth, N.J., court by video from his hospital bed Thursday. He entered pleas of not guilty to charges connected with Sept. 17 bombings in New Jersey and New York.

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Bombing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Attempted Murder And Weapons Charges

6:53pm October 13, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Ahmad Khan Rahimi, accused of bombings in New York and New Jersey, entered his pleas in a New Jersey state court. He has not made any court appearances in connection with separate federal charges.

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Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility For Bombing Of Somali Jet Last Week

1:48pm February 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The al-Qaida-linked militant group says it was responsible for the Feb. 2 bombing of a jet. The bomber was the only casualty of the attack; despite a hole in its fuselage, the plane landed safely.

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Fatal Explosion Rocks City Of Yola In Nigeria

8:21pm November 17, 2015

by Laura Wagner

A suicide bombing reportedly killed 32 people and wounded 80 more in northeastern Nigeria. Officials are blaming Boko Haram.

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Conflicting Reports on Arrest in Boston Marathon Bombing

2:23pm April 17, 2013

Update: NPR is reporting that FBI sources say no arrest has been made in the case.