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Explosion kills several, injures dozens in northern Iraq
The blast ripped through a bakery located above a student dormitory in Duhok province, said health authorities.
Explosion kills several, injures dozens in northern Iraq
A view from a burning house where the fire caused by an explosion in the gas tank resulted in the death of at least 4 people and injured 26 people in Duhok, Iraq on November 21, 2022. / AA
Ali TopchiAli Topchi

At least four people were killed and 26 injured when a gas explosion ripped through a bakery located above a student dormitory in Iraq’s Duhok province, health authorities said early Tuesday.

Health officials in Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) said the injured have been hospitalised.

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Last week, an explosion occurred at a house in northern Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province due to a gas leak, leaving 15 people dead and 12 injured.

SOURCE:AA
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