Death toll from German industrial park explosion rises to five


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  • Thursday, 29 Jul 2021

A view shows Chempark following an explosion in Leverkusen, Germany, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Three more people were found dead after Tuesday's explosion at an industrial park in western Germany, bringing the death toll from the blast to five, police and prosecutors said on Thursday.

They said they would not provide further details until the dead had been identified.

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