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Oil
tanker explodes in Saudi capital, 14 dead
Thursday November 01, 2012 03:11:22 PM,
Agencies
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Riyadh: Fourteen people
were killed and wounding at least 60 when a truck transporting
fuel exploded Thursday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Al-Arabiya
television reported.
The explosion took place in the eastern part of Riyadh when the
driver hit a bridge on Shaikh Jaber road. The accident damaged
several vehicles and nearby houses, reported Xinhua quoting Al
Arabiya.
The accident occurred at a junction
on Khurays Road, one of the city's main arteries, and that the
blast damaged neighboring houses and cars, said Al Arabiya
correspondent Khalid al-Matrafi.
He said civil defense teams controlled the fire resulting from the
incident.
There was no immediate suspicion of terrorist links based on
witness accounts, which suggested the fuel tanker exploded in a
traffic accident under a bridge.
An AFP photographer at the scene reported huge damage in the area
with dozens of cars burned. He said he saw civil defence personnel
carrying two bodies "completely charred."
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