Showing posts with label explosion. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 01, 2026

Israeli strikes rock Tehran as Iran’s counterattacks widen after the killing of the supreme leader

Israeli strikes rock Tehran as Iran’s counterattacks widen after the killing of the supreme leader



The Israeli military said it was striking targets in central Tehran after clearing the path to the capital Saturday. Earlier, Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel. (AP video by Saeed Sarmadi) (https://apnews.com/video/explosion-rocks-irans-capital-as-israel-says-its-targeting-tehran-after-strikes-kill-khamenei-bd474aba8d854b98b39609473f9c498f)

BY JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN, JOSH BOAK AND ERIC TUCKER

Updated 5:49 AM EST, March 1, 2026

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An enormous explosion rocked Iran’s capital Sunday as the Israeli military said it was targeting the heart of the city. Earlier, Iran fired missiles at an ever-widening list of targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states in retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel.

The blast in Tehran — whose target was not immediately clear — sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky and shook the ground. It appeared centered in neighborhoods home to the country’s police headquarters and Iranian state television, as well as Tehran’s Revolutionary Court and a Defense Ministry building.

Saturday’s joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran opened a stunning new chapter in U.S. intervention, and carried the potential for retaliatory violence and a wider war, representing a startling flexing of military might for an American president who swept into office on an “America First” platform and vowed to keep out of “forever wars.” It was the second time in eight months that the Trump administration has used military force against the Islamic Republic.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Colombia bomb attacks: Seven dead in explosions targeting Cali police


The explosions were mostly directed at police stations and come days after an assassination attempt on a potential presidential contender

Stephen Gibbs, Panama City
Wednesday June 11 2025, 2.45am BST, The Times


Forensic technicians at the site of a motorcycle explosion in front of a police station in the Melendez neighbourhood of Cali
REUTERS


A series of bomb attacks in southwestern Colombia has left at least seven people dead and more than 50 injured.

The explosions, mostly directed at police stations, came just days after an assassination attempt on Miguel Uribe, a conservative senator and potential presidential contender.

Tuesday’s attacks were believed to have been directed by a rebel guerrilla group known as Estado Mayor Central, which splintered from the main Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in 2016. Two police officers are amongst those killed.


A soldier by the motorcycle wreckage in Cali
SANTIAGO SALDARRIAGA/AP