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An explosion Monday tore through a gas station in Nagorno-Karabakh amid exodus of ethnic Armenians following Azerbaijan's successful military offensive. LONDON -- At least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 were injured in an explosion on Monday night at a makeshift gas station being used by ethnic Armenian refugees as thousands sought to flee the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to local authorities, as senior U.S. officials visited Armenia to signal concern over the humanitarian crisis affecting the region's civilians. Dozens of people are in a critical condition with severe burns and in urgent need of evacuation from the enclave where medical assistance was already minimal, the Health ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh's unrecognised ethnic Armenia government, the Republic of Artsakh, said in a statement. It said many people were still missing following the blast . The explosion and fire ripped through the fuel store on Monday night as hundreds of refu...

Police and a health official in Pakistan say a powerful bomb has exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, killing at least 52 people and injuring nearly 70 others QUETTA, Pakistan -- A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring nearly 70 others, police and a government official said. The bombing occurred in Mastung, a district in Baluchistan province, where around 500 people had gathered for a procession to celebrate the birth anniversary of the prophet. Muslims hold rallies and distribute free meals to people on the occasion, which is known as Mawlid an-Nabi. TV footage and videos on the social media showed an open area near a mosque strewn with the shoes of the dead and wounded after the bombing. Some of the bodies had been covered with bedsheets, and residents and rescuers were seen rushing the wounde...

Israel has blamed Palestinian Islamic Jihad for a deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza City Tuesday night. Israel has blamed Palestinian Islamic Jihad for a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza City Tuesday night. Hundreds of people were reported killed in the explosion at al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, which the Israel Defense Forces said was caused by a failed rocket launch by the group. Two U.S. officials also told ABC News the Pentagon independently concluded the blast was likely caused by an errant Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket that fell short of its target. A satellite image taken on Oct. 18, 2023, of the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza (highlighted), in the aftermath of the explosion that took place the day prior. 2023 Maxar Technologies Palestinian officials meanwhile are claiming it was the result of an Israeli airstrike. Like Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad is a Gaza militant group involved in the conflict and has claimed to have taken Israelis hostages. Here's what to k...