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Deaths and destruction follow huge explosions in Tianjin port

At least 44 killed and more than 500 injured after a shipment of explosives in a warehouse is detonated

Fri, Aug 14, 2015 - 5:50 AM

Rows of burnt out Volkswagen cars are seen near the site of the series of explosions in Tianjin on Wednesday night. Smoke still billowed over buildings hours after the blast which set off huge fires.

PHOTO: AFP

Tianjin

A SERIES of enormous explosions at an industrial area in the Chinese port of Tianjin killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500, state media reported on Thursday.

An AFP reporter at the scene saw shattered glass up to three kilometres from the blast site, after a...

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