At least 98 dead, over 600 injured in explosions in Equatorial Guinea

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Soldiers and civilians were among the victims as dynamite and explosives depots caught fire and exploded in several detonations at a military base in the city of Bata. The country’s president has said the tragedy occurred because of “negligence and inattention” that allowed farmers’ bush burnings to get out of hand.

By Milan Sime Martinic