JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Ten people died and around 40 others were injured when a fuel tanker exploded in Boksburg, a South African city east of Johannesburg, emergency services said Saturday. South African Police Service (SAPS) officers and forensic experts stand beside bodies in Boksburg, a...
WASHINGTON, United States — US justice officials warned Monday that there was an "explosion" of incidents in which children were extorted for money after being persuaded to provide explicit images of themselves. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said US law enforcement received more than...
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – A laborer died while three others were injured when an acetylene tank exploded at a construction site in the local government unit's command center in Barangay Gregorio 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN Lt. Col. Jonathan Asnan of Trece...
No Filipino has so far been reported among the casualties from an explosion incident in Istanbul, Turkey that killed six people, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Members of the forensic team of the crime scene investigation police (C) work as Turkish policemen secure the area after a...
TACLOBAN CITY – One day after high-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon were reportedly neutralized by government forces in Catbalogan City, Samar Monday, Aug. 23, the headless body of a woman was recovered in nearby Barangay Bisitahan, Tarangnan, Samar Tuesday, Aug....
MALALAG, Davao del Sur police secure the area where a grenade exploded Thursday, July 7, killing a seven-year-old boy and injuring his younger brother. (Malalag police/FB) DIGOS CITY (PNA) – A seven-year-old boy died on the spot while his five-year-old brother was injured when the grenade...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at the gate of the Lamitan City Hall in Lamitan town, Basilan on Monday, June 20. Lamitan city hall building. (Lamitan Tourism Office photo) The explosion was heard at 6:40 p.m. A police report said one of two male suspects on...
TACLOBAN CITY – A driver and his assistant cheated death after their wing van loaded with 700 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanks crashed and caught fire in Barangay San Vicente, Bontoc, Southern Leyte, last Saturday, June 11. Reports reaching the Police Regional Office (PRO)-8 headquarters...
Residents in Sorsogon province were told to prepare for possible evacuation by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as a phreatic eruption occurred at Mt. Bulusan on Sunday morning, June 5. A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5,...
By Bonita Ermac and Liza Abubakar-Jocson ILIGAN CITY – Brigadier General Leonel M. Nicolas, commander of the Philippine Army’s 102nd Brigade, confirmed that an explosion had transpired in a house at Purok Malipayon in Barangay Diplo, Kumalarang, Zamboanga Del Sur at around 12:30 p.m. on Friday,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Isabela City police were able to find closed circuit television (CCTV) footage showing a person of interest who may have been behind the explosions at the parking lot of a fastfood chain and a bus terminal on Monday, May 30, in Isabela City, Basilan. The suspect in the...
Five persons were hurt when an alcohol tank placed near a house suddenly exploded and triggered a fire on Baker Street in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City on Tuesday afternoon, May 3. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) said that the victims, who are volunteers of an organization distributing...
