Miraculously, he survived the twin explosions, believed to be the work of Islamist insurgents Boko Haram, that left at least 123 dead.
Related: Two explosions hit Kurdish political rally in Turkey But many in Batman, a religiously conservative region, are indignant about the president's blatant use of Islam to rally his base.
The Last Stand Arnold Schwarzenegger really is back, one-liners, big explosions and all.
It says: Several rockets fell on various neighbourhoods in Deir el-Zour, clashes are also taking place across the city between regime forces and armed rebel battalions, the clashes were accompanied by explosions.
Simon Mayo informs us Itch "had caused explosions before", as our eponymous hero knocks himself out in a phosphorous-related bedroom blast.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 5.26pm BST17:26 Homs explosions Video from the central city of Homs purports to show the moment when the ceasefire was shattered by explosions in the city.
The cavernous interior, criss-crossed by escalators, was reverberating to the sound of gunfire and explosions.
But investors are still cautious, not least following Wall Street's fall overnight in the wake of the Boston marathon explosions.
Within hours of the explosions at the embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam, intelligence agents and other experts were en route to Nairobi from the United States and from American installations in 'other countries', the FBI said.
Hugh Naylor, Middle East correspondent for The National, writes that there are "non-stop explosions in Gaza".
Adam Boukarna, a resident, said the deployment was followed by loud explosions, indicating heavy combat.
