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Nigeria: Imo state oil explosion victims buried
At least 110 people were killed in the accident at an illegal oil refinery.
Burials are taking place for at least 110 people who were killed in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Imo state on Friday evening.
The BBC's Kalkidan Yibeltal reports from the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela on the economic impact of the war in Tigray and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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(Photo: The aftermath of the explosion in Imo state. Credit: Reuters)
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