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44 Killed In Huge China Explosion

The death toll from two huge explosions in north-eastern China has more than doubled to 44, according to local officials.

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The blasts tore through an industrial area in the port city of Tianjin.

Contact has been lost with 36 firefighters, and around 520 people are injured – 66 of them critically.

Reports say many were hurt by broken glass – and local hospitals are struggling to cope.

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