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Tanzania mourns 69 killed in fuel tanker blast.
afp.com
Tanzania was in mourning Sunday, preparing to bury 69 people who perished when a crashed fuel tanker exploded as crowds rushed to syphon off leaking petrol.
A group of people standing around a motorcycle: Footage from the crash scene showed the truck engulfed in fierce flames and huge clouds of smoke, with charred bodies among the burnt-out remains of motorcycle taxis.
President John Magufuli declared a period of mourning through Monday following the deadly blast near the town of Morogoro, west of Dar es Salaam.
He will be represented at the funerals by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, an official statement said.
“We’re currently mourning the loss of 69 people, the last of whom died while being transferred by helicopter to the national hospital in Dar es Salaam,” Majaliwa told residents in comments broadcast on Tanzanian television.
The number of injured stood at 66, he said.
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