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Videos taken when the explosion occurred around 9:30 p.m. showed a massive fireball erupt amid a loud, extended roar.

The attack on Amiryan’s family marked a brutal turn in a conflict that erupted two years earlier.

The protests first erupted on Saturday 20 September, triggered by a pension reform passed earlier this month under which young people will be required to pay into a private pension fund.

From BBC

A quiet Sunday service in a Michigan Mormon church erupted into horror when a man drove his truck through the front doors, opened fire on worshippers, and set the building on fire, authorities said.

From Salon

He missed his effort but Lowry holed his chance - and then erupted with a passionate and pointed celebration towards the offender.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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