Around 80 dead in Mozambique arms depot blast

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Source: Agence France-Presse

Around 80 dead in Mozambique arms depot blast

by Isabel Parenthoen
40 minutes ago

MAPUTO (AFP) - An explosion at an arms depot near the international
airport in Mozambique's capital has left around 80 people dead and more
than 100 injured, many of them children, government and emergency
services said Friday.

Exploding bombs, mines and rounds of ammunition ignited others around
them in the country's largest arms depot late Thursday, in a series
of blasts that could be heard around the city.

Explosives rocketed from the armoury, near the impoverished neighborhood
of Magoanine, and landed on nearby houses which went up in flames,
causing residents to flee in panic.

"We have more than 80 dead and at least 165 injured. Many are still in
the field. There are so many people still to be rescued, as well as many
bodies," said Bonifacio Antonio, spokesman for the country's disaster
management services.


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