Qatar court sentences gas blast defendants to two to five-year jail terms
In addition to jail time for the defendants, the court ordered blood money be paid to the relatives of the 11 people killed in the February 2014 blast.
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Qatar court sets July 29 verdict date for deadly gas blast trial
Four men face charges of involuntary manslaughter after 11 people were killed in last year's explosion at Istanbul Restaurant near Landmark Mall.
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Scene of fatal Qatar restaurant explosion remains quiet, one year on
Last February's blast - at a restaurant near Landmark Mall - killed 11 people and injured dozens more. Some businesses in the area have reopened, but many remain under construction.
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Gas blast case adjourned after defense requests translators
Two of the defendants are Turkish expats who do not understand English or Arabic. The judge has adjourned the case for two weeks after asking the Turkish embassy to attend court and supply translators for the men.
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More than a dozen people to testify at Qatar gas blast case in October
Two Qatar Gas Group employees testified today about overhauling Istanbul Restaurant's gas pipelines last year. The firm's communication failure with Woqod could be one potential reason for the February accident, which killed 11 people.
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Qatar court releases gas blast defendants from jail pending verdict
The four men have been locked up for 40 days and reportedly face negligence charges over the death of 11 people in February's accident.
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Woqod to resume sale of Shafaf gas at petrol stations
The fuel company has passed all Civil Defense checks to begin selling the cooking gas at its petrol stations again, and said the ongoing shortages should be resolved by next week.
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Report: Four men charged with negligence in deadly Qatar gas blast
A supervisor from Woqod, a supervisor from Qatar Gas and two employees at the Istanbul Restaurant where the blast originated have been jailed as the case gets underway, Al Raya reports.
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Kerala group rallies support for families of men killed in gas blast
Relatives of three of the people killed in February's explosion are "very very poor" and struggling to get by after losing their breadwinners, the Kerala Muslim Cultural Center told Doha News.
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