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Many killed or wounded in arms dump explosion

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    Six people died and 41 were wounded when an ammunitions warehouse exploded on Friday at the Alpha Yaya Camp in Guinea's capital, Conakry, Radio Guinee reported. It did not say what caused the blasts but the BBC reported that a fire set off a series of explosions at the base, near Guinea's international airport. AFP reported medical sources as saying the death toll was as high as 22. The government has undertaken to pay the medical bills of the wounded.

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