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July 2005
- Several people hurt in Tube 'explosion'
- Main headline (7/7/2005, 10:25 – 10:30)
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- Several people hurt in Tube 'explosions'
- Main headline (7/7/2005, 10:30 – 10:33)
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- Several hurt in Tube 'explosion'
- Main headline (7/7/2005, 10:33 – 10:37)
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- Two killed in London explosions
- Main headline (7/7/2005, 12:06 – 12:09)
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- London explosions: Your accounts
- 5th other top story (7/7/2005, 13:12 – 13:31)
- 4th other top story (7/7/2005, 13:31 – 13:44)
- 5th other top story (7/7/2005, 13:44 – 13:47)
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- Reporters' Log: London explosions
- 1st other top story (8/7/2005, 08:46 – 08:59)
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- London explosions: Your accounts
- 1st other top story (9/7/2005, 14:00 – 15:09)
- 3rd other top story (9/7/2005, 15:09 – 15:53)
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- Bomb officers carry out explosion
- Main headline (12/7/2005, 14:07 – 14:41)
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- Explosion in Egypt tourist town
- 1st other top story (22/7/2005, 23:51 – 23/7/2005, 00:12)
- Left subheadline (23/7/2005, 00:12 – 00:27)
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- Funeral for bus explosion victim
- 3rd other top story (23/7/2005, 06:15 – 08:02)
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August 2005
- Triple explosions shake Baghdad
- Right subheadline (17/8/2005, 05:45 – 10:25)
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- M25 shut after explosion on lorry
- 5th other top story (30/8/2005, 13:10 – 16:20)
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- M25 chaos after lorry explosion
- 5th other top story (30/8/2005, 16:20 – 18:15)
- 4th other top story (30/8/2005, 18:15 – 19:50)
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September 2005
- Explosion hits Lebanese capital
- Right subheadline (16/9/2005, 23:30 – 17/9/2005, 03:45)
- 2nd other top story (17/9/2005, 03:45 – 08:00)
- 3rd other top story (17/9/2005, 08:00 – 08:25)
- 4th other top story (17/9/2005, 08:25 – 08:30)
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October 2005
- Explosions hit Indonesia resort
- Main headline (1/10/2005, 14:10 – 14:35)
- Left subheadline (1/10/2005, 14:35 – 15:00)
- Main headline (1/10/2005, 15:00 – 15:05)
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- Indian capital hit by explosion
- Left subheadline (29/10/2005, 13:45 – 14:25)
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- Indian capital hit by explosions
- Left subheadline (29/10/2005, 14:25 – 14:30)
- Main headline (29/10/2005, 14:30 – 17:10)
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November 2005
- Explosion rocks Jordanian hotel
- Left subheadline (9/11/2005, 19:55 – 20:05)
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- Explosions rock Jordanian hotels
- Left subheadline (9/11/2005, 20:05 – 22:25)
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- Explosion at Karachi restaurant
- Main headline (15/11/2005, 04:35 – 04:50)
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- Explosion at Karachi restaurant
- Left subheadline (15/11/2005, 04:50 – 05:05)
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December 2005
- 'Dozens hurt' in Israel explosion
- Left subheadline (5/12/2005, 09:55 – 10:15)
- Main headline (5/12/2005, 10:15 – 10:20)
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January 2006
- Nasa team spots Moon explosion
- 6th other top story (3/1/2006, 12:10 – 12:15)
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- Nasa spots explosion on Moon
- 6th other top story (3/1/2006, 12:15 – 4/1/2006, 00:35)
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February 2006
- Pakistan bus explosion kills 12
- 1st other top story (5/2/2006, 15:00 – 15:50)
- 2nd other top story (5/2/2006, 15:50 – 16:10)
- 3rd other top story (5/2/2006, 16:10 – 20:20)
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- Pakistan bus explosion kills 13
- 3rd other top story (5/2/2006, 20:20 – 6/2/2006, 00:15)
- 4th other top story (6/2/2006, 00:15 – 00:40)
- 5th other top story (6/2/2006, 00:40 – 01:30)
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March 2006
- High alert after India explosions
- 2nd other top story (8/3/2006, 07:25 – 08:25)
- 3rd other top story (8/3/2006, 08:25 – 9/3/2006, 09:25)
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- Explosion kills man and children
- 2nd other top story (10/3/2006, 08:00 – 10:05)
- Right subheadline (10/3/2006, 10:05 – 13:25)
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- Man charged over explosion deaths
- Right subheadline (13/3/2006, 20:10 – 20:20)
- Left subheadline (13/3/2006, 20:20 – 14/3/2006, 00:55)
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April 2006
- Karachi park explosion 'kills 20'
- 4th other top story (11/4/2006, 16:25 – 16:45)
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- Karachi park explosion 'kills 40'
- 4th other top story (11/4/2006, 16:45 – 18:05)
- 1st other top story (11/4/2006, 18:05 – 18:25)
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- Tel Aviv explosion 'kills four'
- Main headline (17/4/2006, 12:10 – 12:20)
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May 2006
- Sri Lanka explosion 'kills five'
- 4th other top story (1/5/2006, 08:40 – 10:40)
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- Buncefield explosion findings due
- 2nd other top story (9/5/2006, 05:15 – 08:50)
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- Buncefield explosion report due
- Main headline (9/5/2006, 11:30 – 12:05)
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June 2006
- Explosion heard at chemical works
- Right subheadline (1/6/2006, 01:15 – 02:00)
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- Explosion heard at chemical works
- Right subheadline (1/6/2006, 02:00 – 02:40)
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- Explosions rock chemical plant
- Right subheadline (1/6/2006, 03:15 – 03:30)
- Left subheadline (1/6/2006, 03:30 – 04:10)
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- Explosions rock chemical factory
- Left subheadline (1/6/2006, 04:40 – 07:40)
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July 2006
- Scores dead in Mumbai explosions
- Left subheadline (11/7/2006, 16:10 – 16:25)
- Main headline (11/7/2006, 16:25 – 16:45)
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August 2006
- Seven killed in Colombo explosion
- 1st other top story (14/8/2006, 10:40 – 11:20)
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September 2006
- Explosion rocks SE Turkish city
- 1st other top story (12/9/2006, 21:15 – 13/9/2006, 04:30)
- 3rd other top story (13/9/2006, 04:30 – 05:15)
- 4th other top story (13/9/2006, 05:15 – 05:35)
- 5th other top story (13/9/2006, 05:35 – 05:45)
- 6th other top story (13/9/2006, 05:45 – 07:55)
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November 2006
- Man killed by bonfire explosion
- 4th other top story (5/11/2006, 20:05 – 23:35)
- 5th other top story (5/11/2006, 23:35 – 6/11/2006, 01:25)
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- Man 'planned massive explosions'
- Main headline (6/11/2006, 11:15 – 12:10)
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- Briton 'planned massive explosions'
- Main headline (6/11/2006, 12:10 – 7/11/2006, 00:40)
- Left subheadline (7/11/2006, 00:40 – 00:50)
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- Briton 'planned explosions'
- 1st other top story (7/11/2006, 00:50 – 03:45)
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- Four killed in Baghdad explosion
- 3rd other top story (12/11/2006, 08:00 – 08:20)
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December 2006
- Bangkok explosions leave two dead
- 1st other top story (31/12/2006, 14:20 – 14:50)
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January 2007
- Man dies in home-made explosion
- 3rd other top story (7/1/2007, 11:20 – 12:00)
- 4th other top story (7/1/2007, 12:00 – 12:15)
- 5th other top story (7/1/2007, 12:15 – 14:20)
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- 'Explosion' at US Athens embassy
- 1st other top story (12/1/2007, 05:10 – 05:25)
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- Explosion at US Athens embassy
- 1st other top story (12/1/2007, 05:25 – 10:45)
- 2nd other top story (12/1/2007, 10:45 – 12:20)
- 5th other top story (12/1/2007, 12:20 – 14:45)
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- BP savaged in US explosion report
- Right subheadline (16/1/2007, 15:55 – 16:00)
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February 2007
- Two injured in 'mail explosion'
- 1st other top story (6/2/2007, 10:55 – 11:35)
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- Two hurt in 'mail bomb' explosion
- 1st other top story (6/2/2007, 11:35 – 11:45)
- 2nd other top story (6/2/2007, 11:45 – 12:30)
- 4th other top story (6/2/2007, 12:30 – 13:50)
- 5th other top story (6/2/2007, 13:50 – 16:25)
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- Lebanon bus caught in explosion
- Left subheadline (13/2/2007, 07:45 – 07:55)
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- Explosion in Russian McDonald's
- 2nd other top story (18/2/2007, 19:10 – 19/2/2007, 02:00)
- 3rd other top story (19/2/2007, 02:00 – 02:55)
- 2nd other top story (19/2/2007, 02:55 – 03:55)
- 3rd other top story (19/2/2007, 03:55 – 04:10)
- 4th other top story (19/2/2007, 04:10 – 05:15)
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March 2007
- UN fears Afghan opium 'explosion'
- 1st other top story (6/3/2007, 04:35 – 06:40)
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April 2007
- Explosion rocks Algerian capital
- 1st other top story (11/4/2007, 11:30 – 11:55)
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- Explosions rock Algerian capital
- 1st other top story (11/4/2007, 11:55 – 12:05)
- Left subheadline (11/4/2007, 12:05 – 12/4/2007, 00:40)
- Right subheadline (12/4/2007, 00:40 – 02:45)
- 2nd other top story (12/4/2007, 02:45 – 04:40)
- 5th other top story (12/4/2007, 04:40 – 05:00)
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- Explosion targets Baghdad bridge
- Left subheadline (12/4/2007, 09:50 – 12:05)
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- Explosion rocks Iraq parliament
- Left subheadline (12/4/2007, 12:05 – 12:20)
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- Explosion at Iraq parliament cafe
- Left subheadline (12/4/2007, 12:20 – 12:50)
- Main headline (12/4/2007, 12:50 – 13/4/2007, 03:20)
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- New explosion rocks Casablanca
- 2nd other top story (14/4/2007, 11:05 – 11:15)
- 1st other top story (14/4/2007, 11:15 – 11:50)
- 2nd other top story (14/4/2007, 11:50 – 14:55)
- 3rd other top story (14/4/2007, 14:55 – 17:40)
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May 2007
- Star dies in monstrous explosion
- 7th other top story (8/5/2007, 14:00 – 14:05)
- 6th other top story (8/5/2007, 14:05 – 17:15)
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- Explosion rocks Turkish capital
- 2nd other top story (22/5/2007, 17:30 – 17:45)
- 1st other top story (22/5/2007, 17:45 – 18:00)
- Right subheadline (22/5/2007, 18:00 – 20:50)
- 4th other top story (22/5/2007, 20:50 – 21:15)
- 5th other top story (22/5/2007, 21:15 – 23/5/2007, 02:25)
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