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Death Toll From Military Base Blasts in Equatorial Guinea Rises to 30, Reports Say

© AP PhotoThis TVGE image made from video shows smoke rising over the blast site at a military barracks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Sunday, March 7, 2021. A series of explosions killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sund
This TVGE image made from video shows smoke rising over the blast site at a military barracks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Sunday, March 7, 2021. A series of explosions killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sund - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.03.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The death toll from a series of powerful blasts that hit military barracks in the port city of Bata in Equatorial Guinea has climbed to 30, the AhoraEg news outlet reported on Monday.

A screenshot from the video allegedly showing the smoke coming from the site of the explosion in Ecuatorial Guinea's city of Bata, posted on Twitter on March 7, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.03.2021
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At Least 17 People Dead, 420 Injured After Explosions Hit Equatorial Guinea's Bata, Authorities Say
Several blasts hit a military base in Bata on Sunday, destroying or damaging almost all buildings. The previous reports suggested that 17 people had died and over 400 had received injuries.

The search and rescue operation continues.

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has blamed the blasts on "negligence" of servicemen and carelessness of farmers who lit a fire near army warehouses.

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