Kinesisk havneby rystet af to kæmpe eksplosioner

Dødstallet er steget til 17, efter to voldsomme eksplosioner ramte den kinesiske havneby Tianjin onsdag aften. Samtidig meldes der om op mod 400 sårede og overfyldte hospitaler.

 
STORY: Huge explosions hit an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday (August 12), triggering a blast wave felt kilometers (miles) away and injuring scores of people, Chinese media reported. State broadcaster China Central Television reported that blasts had erupted in a shipment of explosives at around 11.30 p.m. local time. Video footage showed flames lighting up the night sky and state-run news agency Xinhua quoted residents in nearby districts as saying the blast had shattered windows. Fold sammen
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