Explosion

Swiss officials determined the event was not an attack, saying the explosion was caused by a fire and was not intentional.

Twelve individuals were evacuated to nearby hospitals to receive treatment for burns and injuries sustained from falling debris, Magen David Adom announced.

Local official Issam Naameh told Reuters the blast took place during Friday noon prayers, typically the busiest time for mosques.

The blast occurred in Maiduguri, a city that has been at the heart of an Islamist insurgency waged by Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province, for nearly two decades.

A gas explosion in Hayward, California, injured at least six people and caused significant damage to multiple buildings. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.

MDA paramedics and medics found the woman at the scene, unresponsive and with multiple traumatic injuries. They declared her dead at the scene.

Syria's state news agency reported the sound of an explosion in the vicinity of Damascus and said the matter was under investigation.

Israel Police searched the area and found no other explosives.

The National Investigation Agency said it had arrested Amir Rashid Ali in Delhi, adding the car used in the attack was registered in his name.

The explosion comes four days after a deadly car explosion in the Indian capital, New Delhi, killed at least eight people in what the Indian government has called a terror incident.