Gas blast in petrol pump injures 17 in E. Afghanistan

MAHMUD-E-RAQI, Afghanistan — At least 17 people were injured as a gas cylinder exploded in a petrol pump in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province on Monday, provincial police spokesman Abdul Fatah Faiz said.

The gruesome accident, according to the official, took place in Tagab district at 08:20 a.m. local time, injuring 17 people, some in critical condition.

Without providing more details, the official said that an investigation had been initiated into the incident.

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