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Petrol station explosion kills 10 in Ireland

The blast occurred at around 3:20 pm (1520 GMT) on Friday in the County Donegal village of Creeslough, Ireland's police, the Garda Siochana, said in a media conference Saturday. "There are 10 fatalities as a result of that explosion.

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"The ten casualties are four men, three women, two teenagers -- a boy and a girl -- and a younger girl," said police, adding that all the victims appeared to be locals. Based on current information, it is not expected that there will be any further casualties and there are no outstanding reports of unaccounted for persons, said the force.