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Five bodies found after Malta fireworks plant blast

29 Jun 2007 14:27:34 GMT
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VALLETTA, June 29 (Reuters) - Authorities in Malta have recovered the bodies of five people killed when a fireworks factory blew up earlier this week, police said on Friday.

They said the five had been missing since the blast levelled the factory in Birkirkara, four miles (6 km) north of the island's capital Valletta, on Wednesday, burying them under tons of debris.

Police said two bodies were found on Thursday and three on Friday.

The factory produced firework used at religious festivals during the summer. The blast is believed to have been an accident.

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