US B-52 bomber explodes in Qatar

A US B-52 bomber exploded while landing in a Qatari air base due to a technical fault today, Qatar-based Al Jazeera television…

A US B-52 bomber exploded while landing in a Qatari air base due to a technical fault today,
Qatar-based Al Jazeera television reported.

The television did not say if anyone was hurt in the incident at the base south of the Qatari capital Doha.

A US air force spokesman said he had no immediate report of such an incident and would check.