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Scores Killed in Petrol Tanker Blast in Nigeria

At least 45 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in Benue state in a petrol tanker explosion. The tanker had crashed and people were collecting spilled fuel when the explosion happened, officials say. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle while trying to dodge a pothole.

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