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Downtown explosion kills 2 in Xinjiang
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-01-20 21:23
At least two people were killed and ten others injured in an explosion which
occurred at around 4:10 p. m. Thursday in downtown Urumchi, northwest
China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The blast left a 9 sq. meter hole on the ground and a piercing smell of
natural gas, said Huang Gongyi, secretary-general of Urumqi City Government who
was coordinating rescue efforts at site with other senior officials from the
city and regional governments.
Most of the casualties were pedestrians and the injured have been
hospitalized.
Cause of the explosion was under investigation.
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