Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 26
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Three explosions rocked Yemen's temporary capital of Aden on Friday evening, leaving 25 people killed and several others injured, a security official told Xinhua.
The huge blasts were caused by suicide bombers attempting to attack the main headquarters of the Saudi-led coalition forces located in Aden's district of Buraiga, the security source of Aden's Military Command said on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Suicide Bomb)
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CAIRO -- Egypt's army raids on Friday killed 60 Islamist terrorists in troubled North Sinai's Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid cities, army spokesman said.
Anti-terror forces, backed by military warplanes, attacked terrorists hideouts in the two cities, killing 60 terrorists and injuring 40 others, the spokesman said in a statement. (Egypt-Islamist Terrorists)
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NEW DELHI -- An Indian military trooper was killed and another went missing Friday after being hit by an avalanche on Siachen Glacier near Line of Control (LoC) in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The avalanche hit the military patrol on glacier's Turtuk sector in the morning burying two troopers. Though a trooper was rescued alive in injured condition from the snow but he succumbed at nearest medical facility. (Insia-Kashmir-Avalanche)
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KABUL -- At least one person was injured after an explosion rocked the city center of Afghan capital Kabul on Friday evening, witnesses and sources said.
"The blast occurred at around 7:45 p.m. It took place after an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) attached to a bicycle stopped near a park was detonated," a security source told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Attack) Endi