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A teenager who is accused of attempting to attack Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson with a large firecracker will face charges in court.

A liquid-fueled rocket engine exploded at a military test site in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia on Thursday, killing two people and wounding four others. The Russian Defense Ministry initially denied that any form of contamination was released in the explosion, but later said that a “short-term spike in radiation levels” was detected in the nearby city of Severodvinsk.

The Tax Authority at Østerbro in Copenhagen was the site of a large explosion Tuesday night with authorities investigating the possibility of a deliberate attack.

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov said on Tuesday that a string of spectacular explosions at the Kamenka ammunition depot in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region was probably the result of “human error,” but added that “investigative authorities and prosecutors will tell for sure.”

Following a wave of explosions and acts of violence in the city, the local government in the city of Malmö, Sweden has sent out tips to workers on how to avoid the violence.

Södertälje is the latest city in Sweden to see yet another explosion, with police describing the blast as being strong enough to be heard 100 yards away.

Police in Malmö have announced increased security measures around local police stations following a series of explosions in the Swedish city.

A man was shot by Swedish police Monday morning, and his bags destroyed by the bomb squad after an incident at Malmo Central railway station.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A powerful explosion ripped through two adjacent apartment buildings in a southern Swedish city on Friday, slightly injuring 25 people, officials said. The cause of the blast wasn’t immediately known.

A 12-year-old in the southern Swedish city of Malmö was injured following an explosion as police say the number of incidents nationwide is growing.

A massive explosion at a pesticide plant in Yangcheng, China killed 47 people and injured 640 others on Thursday, with more fatalities expected as rescue workers comb through the rubble. Sensitive to growing public outrage over a series of industrial accidents, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered an investigation of the accident on Friday. Several employees of the plant were immediately detained by police.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek police officer and a church caretaker were injured in an explosion as they investigated a suspicious package outside a church in central Athens early Thursday.

Police are treating the bombing of a residential building in Anderstorp in southern Sweden as attempted murder.

The leader of the Russian-backed separatists fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk region was reportedly killed Friday by an explosion at a cafe.

A Malaysian CEO was killed after his mobile phone allegedly exploded while charging, according to a report.

London police have arrested a man on suspicion of causing an explosion after a small blast at Southgate station caused a stampede, injuring five. The 23-year-old male was arrested Wednesday and held on suspicion of an act likely to cause an

Local and federal authorities are investigating an apparent explosion outside of a church and school campus in Beaumont, Texas.

BRUSSELS (AP) — A small blast caused a brief panic at the busy Brussels Midi train station and forced two platforms to close.

LONDON (AP) — Five people have died of injuries from an explosion that caused the collapse of a building in the central England city of Leicester, police said Monday.

A customer at a Chinese electronics store came face-to-face with an exploding smartphone battery shortly after he decided to bite it to test its authenticity.

Rescue efforts have been suspended in the East China Sea after a stricken Iranian oil tanker exploded following days of fires onboard the vessel.

Surveillance footage captured the moment a small pipe bomb exploded in a New York City subway passageway near the Port Authority Bus Terminal Monday morning.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Catalan police say they are carrying out controlled explosions in the town where an extremist cell plotted the attacks in Barcelona and a seaside resort.

A police officer has been injured after an explosion and fire tore through a house in Finsbury Park, North London, following an ‘altercation’.

A national bomb protection unit has been flown from Stockholm to northern Sweden after a young man attempted to throw a suspected homemade pipe bomb from a car.

A specialist bomb squad has been scrambled to the Swedish city of Gothenburg after an explosion, just 24 hours after a suspected car bomb rocked Stockholm.

A suspected car bomb has exploded in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

A rare e-cigarette malfunction sent a Fresno man to the hospital on Wednesday when the device he had placed in his pocket appeared to explode in flames on a bus.

(Reuters) – An explosion rocked central Budapest late on Saturday, injuring two police officers, Hungarian police said on Sunday.

An apparent explosion in a crowded Chelsea neighborhood of New York City on Saturday night left 25 people with minor injuries, authorities said.

Police spokesman J. Peter Donald said on Twitter that the explosion happened at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday on West 23rd Street, which is a major thoroughfare with many restaurants.

A massive explosion struck a night market in Davao City, hometown of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, on Friday night (local time). At least 15 people have been reportedly killed, with more than 60 others wounded.

BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Arsonists set fire to Belgium’s National Institute of Criminology in Brussels on Monday, causing an explosion but no casualties, a Brussels prosecutor said.

The Daily News is reporting that a packed bar full of birthday party revellers caught fire due to an explosion killing at least 13 people.

A powerful explosion, allegedly from a suicide bomber, shook a central neighborhood of Istanbul Tuesday morning, killing at least 11 and wounding another 15, including some tourists. The bomb went off around 10:20am local time in the Sultanahmet district, an area

An explosion on the tarmac at Turkey’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul killed one person and wounded another.

Five people were lightly injured when a homemade explosive detonated at a bus stop in central Moscow, authorities said Tuesday. The device went off Monday night on Pokrovka Street, a trendy area in central Moscow dotted with bars and restaurants.