Explosion kills three Palestinians in Gaza

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Last Updated : Aug 06 2015 | 3:57 PM IST

At least three Palestinians were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, a security official said.

The explosion occurred while workers in Rafah town were removing the rubble of a house that was destroyed in last summer's Israeli military offensive waged on Gaza, Xinhua quoted a security official as saying.

According to the official, an Israeli rocket, which was fired on the house during the war but did not detonate at the time, exploded.

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First Published: Aug 06 2015 | 3:40 PM IST