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At least 11 people killed, dozens injured in Iran gas explosion

'The gas explosion occurred at a wedding hall at Saqqez city'

Reuters December 06, 2019

'The gas explosion occurred at a wedding hall at Saqqez city'. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

DUBAI: At least 11 people were killed and dozens were injured in a gas explosion in Iran's western Kurdistan province on Thursday, the country's semi-official Mehr news agency quoted a provincial emergency official as saying.

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"At least 11 people were killed and unfortunately five children were among them when the gas explosion occurred at a wedding hall at night at Saqqez city," Mehr reported, adding that dozens were injured when trying to escape. Mehr said rescue teams and ambulances had been dispatched to the scene.

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