Huge Blast Near Shanghai Kills 2, Injures Dozens

Huge Blast Near Shanghai Kills 2, Injures Dozens
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A powerful explosion in a Chinese city south of Shanghai brought down buildings in a neighborhood marked for demolition, killing at least two people, state television reported on Sunday.

The explosion struck at around 8:50 a.m. (0050 GMT) in Jiangbei district in the port city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province, China Central Television (CCTV), which is a Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece, reported.