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A huge suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in northern China killed two people and injured 26 more during Wednesday rush hour, state media reported, causing severe damage to buildings.
The injured were taken to hospital, state broadcaster CCTV News said after the blast at about 8 a.m. in the county of Sanhe, roughly 80 km (50 miles) from Beijing, the capital, where key annual political meetings had just concluded.
The incidents, which are unrelated, are the latest to afflict the industry following recent revisions to mining safety legislation by the government.
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