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Qatar factory explosion injures 54: interior ministry
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize DOHA, Qatar: An explosion at a factory in Qatar injured 54 people and left 18 missing, the Gulf state’s interior ministry said Monday.
- A “technical incident” caused the blast on Sunday in Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial zone, the ministry said, adding that authorities were searching for the missing.
- An AFP journalist 20 kilometres (12 miles) away saw flames illuminating the night sky and a plume of smoke rising from the area, home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas hub.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize DOHA, Qatar: An explosion at a factory in Qatar injured 54 people and left 18 missing, the Gulf state’s interior ministry said Monday.
A “technical incident” caused the blast on Sunday in Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial zone, the ministry said, adding that authorities were searching for the missing.
An AFP journalist 20 kilometres (12 miles) away saw flames illuminating the night sky and a plume of smoke rising from the area, home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas hub.
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