Kandahar, Afghanistan

At least 21 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a hospital doctor has told the BBC.

The Taliban government says a suicide attack took place at a city centre bank at about 08:00 (03:30 GMT). It puts the death toll at three. Police said a number of others were wounded.

The Islаmic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility, and says it was targeting the Taliban. According to a report issued by IS's "news agency" Amaq, the group claimed the attacker detonated his suicide belt among the crowd of "around 150" Taliban members.

The blast, believed to be the biggest in Afghanistan this year, took place at a branch where Afghan government employees were queueing to collect their salaries.

A doctor from Mirwais hospital, the region's largest, spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity. "So far 21 dead and at least 50 people injured from the explosion have been brought in," he said.

Kandahar is the seat of power of the Taliban, the base of their supreme commander.

While the overall security situation in Afghanistan has improved since the Taliban gained complete control with the full withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021, there continue to be dozens of bombings and suicide attacks in the country each year.

Many of them have targeted Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic minority and have been claimed by Islаmic State Khorasan Province, or ISKP, the regional affiliate of the so-called Islаmic State group, a major rival of the Taliban.

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The bomber was from Tajikistan reportedly.

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Ecuador: Extortion attempt goes fatally wrong as explosives detonate on suspect

In a shocking turn of events, an attempted extortion ended in a explosive death after an individual, suspected of trying to detonate an explosive device at a business in Guayaquil, Ecuador, found the device explode in his hands, resulting in his instant death. The entire incident was captured by a security camera.

The fatal event unfolded on Francisco de Orellana Avenue just before 11:00 p.m., where the accused culprit exited a red car and approached a commercial establishment, aiming to throw an explosive device.

The footage revealed the suspect handling what appeared to be dynamite, which unexpectedly detonated, causing his immediate demise. His companion in the red car hastily fled the scene.

The security camera footage vividly captured the outcome of the accused's actions. Reports from El Telegrafo suggested that the explosive used resembled mining dynamite, highlighting its significant power.

Earlier, the premises' owner had reportedly received extortion threats, leading to demands for payment to maintain peace. Although reports from El Universal indicated that the deceased suspect was a minor under 17 years old, identifying the body in its condition proved to be challenging

Two people died from the explosion of acetylene gas-air mixture in the Khasavyurtovsky district of Dagestan. This is reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Dagestan, writes TASS.

According to preliminary information of the investigation, two employees of the UZHKH came to perform technical work to a residential house, which is located in the Yubileyny settlement of Khasavyurt

"As a result of non-compliance with safety regulations, there was a clap of acetylene gas-air mixture in the sewer pipe, as a result of which both employees died," the report says.

According to the SHOT Telegram feed, one of the men threw a cigarette butt into the sewer. Investigators and emergency services went to the scene of the incident.

Sri Lanka 2007. On Nov 30th, 2007 24 year old Sujatha Vagawanam blew herself up to kill a Sri Lankan minister.

A restaurant explodes in Yanjiao, China, 1 person dead and 22 injured

The 1996 Manchester bombing was an attack carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 15 June 1996. The IRA detonated a 1,500-kilogram (3,300 lb) lorry bomb on Corporation Street in the centre of Manchester, England. It was the biggest bomb detonated in Great Britain since the Second World War. It targeted the city's infrastructure and economy and caused significant damage, estimated by insurers at £700 million (equivalent to £1.4 billion in 2021), a sum surpassed only by the 1993 Bishopsgate bombing, also by the IRA.

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Biggest one I've seen besides the Chinese port and Beirut explosions.