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March 8, 2021

Equatorial Guinea's President Blames Negligence After at Least 20 Killed in Blasts at Military Site
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In Equatorial Guinea, at least 20 people were killed and hundreds
injured in a series of explosions near a military barracks. The blasts
created a chaotic scene, sending massive plumes of smoke into the air
and ripping roofs off buildings as wounded people were carried away to
the hospital. The blasts were caused by the "negligent handling of
dynamite," according to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has ordered
an investigation and appealed for international assistance to rebuild.


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