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12/22/2010

Pipe blast devastates Mexican city

 Video filmed moments after explosion shows San Martin Texmelucan covered in burning oil.




A massive pipeline explosion has destroyed parts of San Martin Texmelucan, a city in central Mexico.
The explosion was apparently caused by thieves trying to steal oil, but the extent of the damage has surprised Mexican officials.
Twenty-seven people have been killed and hundreds left homeless.
Al Jazeera's Sebastian Walker reports.
Source:
Al Jazeera

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