NEW DELHI -- Two children were killed and one person was critically injured Monday in an explosion at a firecracker store in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
The blast took place at Kailawada village in Muzaffarnagar district, about 617 km northwest of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Firecracker-Explosion)
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YAOUNDE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 21 students were injured on Monday following a stampede at a secondary school in Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, according to an official.
Emmanuel Djikdent, prefect of Mfoundi division, where Yaounde is located, said the stampede happened at Lycee Etoug-Ebe, a government-run secondary school, when students were struggling to get to classes. (Cameroon-Stampede)
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JAKARTA -- Three were killed after two motorcycles collided on a highway in the Indonesian regency of Mamuju in West Sulawesi province on Sunday evening, police told local media on Monday.
The crash took place in Tapalang at around 9:30 p.m. local time, Tapalang Police chief Mino said, adding that the two motorcycle riders were speeding before the collision occurred. (Indonesia-Road Accident)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- According to the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, a passenger car carrying 16 Chinese tourists was involved in an accident near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Two people were injured and sent to hospital. (Malaysia-Car Accident-Chinese Tourists)
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ISLAMABAD -- Seven terrorists were killed during a clash between security forces and terrorists in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the military said on Monday.
The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Sambaza area of Zhob district of the province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement. (Pakistan-Counter Terrorism) ■
