Two dead in Russian brewery explosion

19:59, November 28, 2019

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  At least 10 dead as two buses collide in Bangladesh

  DHAKA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people died and about a dozen injured when a speedy microbus they were travelling in collided with a passenger bus in the Munshiganj district, some 27 km south of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, on Friday afternoon.The microbus carrying a grooms party was going to Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka from the Munshiganj district when the accident occurred with a passenger bus from the opposite direction at around 2:00 p.m. (local time) on a highway, said Munshiganjs Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Asaduzzaman."Seven of them died on the spot," said the official.All the injured were rushed to several hospitals where three more died later, he added.According to the official, most of the victims are passengers of the microbus.He feared the death figure will rise as several of the 10-12 injured are in critical condition.The cause of the accident is under investigation, said the officer.Bangladesh has high rates for road accidents mainly due to shoddy highways, poorly maintained vehicles, violation of traffic rules by inept drivers and lack of monitoring of the traffic department.

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  Russian pilot dead after having heart attack mid-air

  (Photo: Aeroflot.ru)MOSCOW (Xinhua) -- A Russian airliner made an emergency landing at the airport of the countrys southern city of Rostov-on-Don on Sunday as the co-pilot suffered a heart attack.The plane of Russian airlines Aeroflot requested an emergency landing en route from Moscow to Russias Black Sea resort city of Anapa when the co-pilot fell sick, TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies reported.The co-pilot died in an ambulance.Nobody was hurt during the emergency landing and the aircraft continued its journey after refueling.Aeroflot expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

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  Two minors shot dead at Bay Area elementary school in west US

  Photo: TwitterSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Two boys were shot and killed Saturday at an elementary school in Union City, Northern California, the Union City Police Department (UCPD) said.The UCPD confirmed the victims were two males, aged 11 and 14, who were sitting in a van in the west parking lot of Searles Elementary School in Union City after they "were confronted by unknown suspect(s) who shot into their vehicle multiple times."One boy was killed instantly and the other died when he was transfered on the way to a local trauma center, said the police, who declined to reveal the names of the victims because they are minors.The police said an investigation is being conducted into the incident for possible motives, and no suspects have been arrested.It was the second shooting incident in the city in a week. In the previous similar shooting, two men were wounded in a shooting on Wednesday on a street in Union City, and they were released after being treated at a local hospital.The police said no evidence indicated the two incidents were linked, but they did not rule out that possibility.The UCPD is currently verifying whether Saturdays killing is related with gang violence.