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Fuel tanker blast kills 60 in Tanzania - state media

People watch from a distance as flames rip through a crowd that had gathered to siphon fuel. [Courtesy]

A fuel tanker exploded in eastern Tanzania on Saturday killing at least 60 people, authorities said, as flames ripped through a crowd that had gathered to siphon petrol from it.

Video clips circulating on social media showed the charred remains of dozens of young men and burnt motorbikes. In footage from before the explosion, a large crowd was collecting liquid from puddles in yellow jerry cans.

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