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14 confirmed dead in Russia high-rise blast: reports
MOSCOW, Jan 2, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least 14 people are confirmed dead from
the New Year’s Eve explosion at a high-rise apartment building in the Russian
city of Magnitogorsk, news agencies reported Wednesday.
Citing local emergency officials, the RIA Novosti, TASS and Interfax news
agencies said the number of dead had risen to 14 as rescuers pulled more
bodies from the rubble of the collapsed building.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1348 hrs