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3 killed in China blast

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Press Trust of India Beijing
At least three persons were killed and several others injured today in an explosion at a restaurant in China's southeastern Fujian Province.

The blast ripped through the restaurant in the popular tourist city Xiamen this morning, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Prima facie, so far investigations showed that the blast was caused by a gas cylinder, the report said.

In September, 12 people were killed and 33 injured in a blast at a firework plant in the central Hunan Province.

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First Published: Nov 25 2014 | 10:52 AM IST

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