Most of the approximately 50 hotel workers trapped on a highway en route to a resort in a national park.

A Hualien city bed-and-breakfast owner, who asked to be identified only by her surname, Chan, recounted her efforts to reassure.

The government reported that the deaths occurred in the mountainous, sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien, near the quake's epicenter,.

A police spokesperson told Reuters that the victims were hospitalized following the incident.

Erin Gore, Chief Executive of World Central Kitchen, condemned the attack.

Mekdad echoed Abdollahian's sentiments, labeling the incident a "gross violation of international regulations, especially the convention on diplomatic relations."

A Lebanese security source told Reuters that among those killed was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary.

The Islamic State, known for its brief yet brutal dominion over large territories in Iraq and Syria and for inspiring.

The military stated it had neutralized and detained hundreds of gunmen during clashes near the hospital

According to McKenzie, the risk escalated following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, which reduced pressure on ISIS-K.