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Tanzania munitions dump blast kills 20: government

A series of blasts at a military munitions dump killed at least 20 people in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam late Wednesday, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said.
/ Source: Reuters

A series of blasts at a military munitions dump killed at least 20 people in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam late Wednesday, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said.

Pinda told parliament Thursday that 4,000 people had sought shelter at the national stadium. Some 23 munitions depots, a secondary school and two houses were also razed.

"The death toll might rise when we ascertain the full extent of the damage caused by the explosions," Pinda said in a statement to parliament.