Fire at Texas City refinery precedes deadly blast
A small fire broke out at the BP refinery day before a catastrophic explosion killed 15 and injured over 100. BP spokesman Bill Stephens cited a 34 inch valve fire in a furnace line affecting octane booster bleeder valves. Investigators said the blast likely stemmed from a chemical release, with federal teams reviewing data and interviewing staff as they determine the cause.
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Texas City
Texas
Bill Stephens
Stephens
John Bresland
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Board
Bresland
FBI
Iran quietly stocking arms in largest covert build-up yet
A United Nations internal document shows Iran quietly assembling thousands of high tech small arms, night-vision gear, and armor piercing rifles through legal deals and a U.N. drug program. The effort, aided by European markets, raises U.S. fears the arms may reach militants in Iraq or be used with a satellite network Iran seeks for drug control, potentially expanding surveillance capabilities in Iraq Afghanistan and Iran.
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Austria
Iran
U.N
Bush Administration
Iraq
Tehran
U.S
Afghanistan
Bush
Pirouz Hosseini
Associated Press
United States
Bombing in Iraq Kills 11 and Wounds 14 Near Ramadi
A vehicle bomb near Ramadi killed 11 Iraqi police commandos and wounded 14, including two American soldiers, with nine security forces and three civilians also injured. A second car bomb struck an Iraqi army convoy south of Baghdad, killing one soldier and injuring four. Five female translators for the U.S. were killed in eastern Baghdad, as U.S. guards uncovered a tunnel at Camp Bucca used for detainee escape, with 6,049 inmates held there.
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Iraq
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U.S
Jeffrey Pool
Associated Press
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Muthama Abdul Rida
Ahmed Aboud
Camp Bucca
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Gharneh
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Middletown Journal
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