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Explosions in Balochistan kill four

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IANS Islamabad

At least four people were killed and 30 others injured in a series of explosions that occurred during the cleaning of an unused oil tanker in Balochistan's Gaddani ship-breaking yard on Tuesday, the media reported.

Several labourers were present on the ship at the time of the blast and rescue work was underway to take out those trapped aboard the ship, sources said.

The whereabouts of 30 other workers remain unknown as a series of small and large blasts continue, Geo News quoted workers at the shipyard as saying.

--IANS

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First Published: Nov 01 2016 | 12:46 PM IST

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