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Thirteen people were killed in an explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital

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Umar Dioué Ba, Minister of Health of Guinea's Transitional Government, said on the 18th that 13 people were killed and more than 170 others were injured in the explosion of fuel depots in the capital Conakry in the early morning of the same day.

Thirteen people were killed in an explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital

Firefighters fight a fire at a fuel depot fire in Conakry, Guinea, on December 18. Xinhua/Reuters

Thirteen people were killed in an explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital

Firefighters fight a fire at a fuel depot fire in Conakry, Guinea, on December 18. Xinhua/Reuters

Thirteen people were killed in an explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital

This is the scene of a fuel depot fire taken on December 18 in Conakry, the capital of Guinea (video screenshot). Xinhua/AFP

Thirteen people were killed in an explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital

Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at a fuel depot in Conakry, Guinea, on December 18. Xinhua/Reuters

Thirteen people were killed in an explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital

Smoke rises after an explosion at a fuel depot in Conakry, Guinea, on December 18. Xinhua/Reuters

Thirteen people were killed in an explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital

This is the scene of a fuel depot fire photographed on December 18 in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Xinhua/Reuters

Thirteen people were killed in an explosion at an oil depot in the Guinean capital

This is the scene of a fuel depot fire taken on December 18 in Conakry, the capital of Guinea (video screenshot). Xinhua/Reuters

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