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Over 50 injured by blast at Japan fireworks show – media Aug 16th 2013, 00:03 TOKYO— More than 50 people were injured Thursday evening by an explosion probably caused by a gas cylinder just before a fireworks display in Japan's Kyoto prefecture, media reports said.   Public broadcaster NHK said the cylinder was close to a drinks and snacks counter put in place for a grand fireworks festival which takes place each summer in Japan.   An explosion was heard just before the start of the fireworks display, and the counter and other objects were thrown in the air as a fire started and people fled, according to accounts and photographs posted on the Internet.   Fifty-nine people were taken to hospital, Kyodo News reported— revising do... Keep on reading: Over 50 injured by blast at Japan fireworks show – media Media files: japan-map.jpg (image/jpeg)

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