Turkmen police guard blast site, deny any deaths

ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ABADAN, Turkmenistan Police guarded a smoldering blast site near the capital of Turkmenistan on Friday, a day after a series of mysterious blasts severely damaged hundreds of houses in the town. An Associated Press reporter who came within 1 kilometer (half a mile) of the blast site saw still-burning debris littering the streets and several heavily damaged