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Six killed in Colombia shipyard explosion

Updated on: 18 May,2017 07:55 AM IST  |  Bogota
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At least six persons have died and 23 others injured in an explosion at a Colombian shipyard, authorities said

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At least six persons have died and 23 others injured in an explosion at a Colombian shipyard, authorities said.

The explosion took place on Wednesday in a state-owned facility in Cotecmar on a tanker. Three were killed on site and the rest died at a hospital, Xinhua news agency reported.


The explosion happened on a ship that was under maintenance, an official said.



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