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42 killed as Zimbabwe bus catches fire: police
HARARE, Nov 16, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – At least 42 passengers have been confirmed
dead, Zimbabwe police said Friday, after a suspected gas tank exploded on a
bus, with pictures showing the burnt-out wreckage of the vehicle.
“At the moment we know that more that 42 people died,” police spokeswoman
Charity Charamba told AFP, with state media reporting a gas tank belonging to
a passenger was suspected to have exploded.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1510 hrs