Mass subway exit as Chicago train leaves track
Published: 12 July, 2006, 09:36
Hundreds of Chicago commuters made emergency exits from the U.S. city’s subway system after a train derailed, causing an underground fire. The fire filled a tunnel with smoke and covered passengers with soot.
At least two are critically injured, and 152 are in hospital.Explosives and anti-terror experts were called to the scene. Police said there was no evidence of foul play and that the fire began when one carriage of an eight-car train left the tracks.
12.07.2006, 09:29
Carnage as bombs explode on Indian trainsAround 200 are dead after a series of planned bomb attacks hit the busy train network in the Indian city of Mumbai. Hundreds more are in hospital, many in critical condition. Officials expect the death toll to rise. |
12.07.2006, 10:22
World support for death of ‘Russian bin Laden’News of the death of Russia's most-wanted terrorist, Shamil Basayev, has been met with widespread support from political leaders inside Russia and around the world. |
