78 Dead in Weapons Factory Explosion

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Weapons house taken by Islamic militants.

Published Mar. 28 2011 7:45AM EDT

cheats/2011/03/28/110-dead-in-weapons-factory-explosion/yemen-protests-4_y2d7nm — Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo

An employee at a Yemen munitions factory says a powerful explosion ripped through the town of Jaar when a looter dropped a cigarette on a pile of gunpowder, killing at least 78 people.

78 Dead in Weapons Factory Explosion

Weapons house taken by Islamic militants.

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