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99 killed in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital

People watch burnt cars and motorcycles after a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on November 6, 2021. [Reuters]

 

At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said.

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