The explosion come a day after seven similar blasts struck another city in the south.

这句话可以反着来说，前一天南部城市也发生了七起类似的爆炸事件。

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A similar explosion struck the number 1 unit on Saturday at the plant, where cooling systems were knocked out by Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

这个核电站的1号机组星期六发生了类似的爆炸。星期五毁灭性的地震和海啸导致这个核电站的冷却系统失灵。

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Sarfraz Naeemi was killed when the explosion struck the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa on Friday.

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Aaron Hern, an 11-year-old from California, was getting ready to cheer his mother Monday as she neared the finish line when the first explosion struck.

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It was when nineteen-year-old Daniel went to rescue a comrade who had been injured by an explosive that Daniel was struck by an explosion from a secondary device.

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