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At Least 19 Dead in Russia Train-Bus Collision

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2017 | World

At least 19 people were killed on Friday when a train slammed into a passenger bus that had broken down at a level crossing east of Moscow, regional authorities said Friday. The accident occurred during the night near the city of Vladimir, some 110 kilometers east of...

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Ambulances in Russia. SERGEI VENYAVSKY / AFP

Bus Drives Off a Pier in Russia, Killing 18 People

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 25, 2017 | World

At least 18 people were killed in southern Russia when a bus carrying construction workers plunged into the Black Sea on Friday, Russian investigators said. Eight more people were injured, five of whom were in a serious condition, Interfax news agency reported, citing...

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A Turkish flag is pictured on a boat with the Bosphorus bridge in the background in Istanbul, Turkey, August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Over 20 People Killed in Turkey Tragic Bus Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2017 | Middle East

At least 23 people died and 11 more were seriously injured today when a bus carrying women and children plunged off a cliff near the southwestern Turkish sea resort of Marmaris. “Sadly, we have had 20 fatalities and 11 other seriously injured,” said Amir Cicek, the...

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Bus Bomb Attack Thwarted in Aden

by Bassam al-Qadi | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East

Yemeni security services foiled an attempt to carry out a terrorist attack using a bus laden with explosives. Aden police’s anti-terrorism unit succeeded in preventing the attack before it could take place on Friday. An anti-terrorism unit belonging to Aden police...

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Egypt: At Least 27 People Killed in Bus and Train Accidents on Same Day

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

At least 27 people were killed in two separate incidents in Egypt yesterday. According to Egyptian sources, 22 people were killed in a collision between a bus and a truck in the south-western province of Wadi El-Gedid, and 5 more people were killed after a train...