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China's Hu Haozhe competes during men's 25m rapid fire pistol final in the 2015 ISSF Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan, on Aug 12, 2015. Hu Haozhe won the gold medal of the event. (Xinhua/Tofik Babayev)

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China's Hu Haozhe salutes during the awarding ceremony for men's 25m rapid fire pistol in the 2015 ISSF Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan, on Aug 12, 2015. Hu Haozhe won the gold medal of the event. (Xinhua/Tofik Babayev)

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A rescuer washes his face at the site of a coal mine accident in Pu'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 12, 2015. Ten people were killed and three are missing after a gas outburst, which occurred on Tuesday night, at Zhengzhong Coal Mine in Louxia Township. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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A rescuer works at the site of a coal mine accident in Pu'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 12, 2015. Ten people were killed and three are missing after a gas outburst, which occurred on Tuesday night, at Zhengzhong Coal Mine in Louxia Township. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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An ambulance is seen at the site of a coal mine accident in Pu'an County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 12, 2015. Ten people were killed and three are missing after a gas outburst, which occurred on Tuesday night, at Zhengzhong Coal Mine in Louxia Township. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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A man cleans home after Typhoon Soudelor on Wulai old street in New Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 12, 2015. (Xinhua)

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People clean their stores after Typhoon Soudelor on Wulai old street in New Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 12, 2015. (Xinhua)

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Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2015 shows damaged hot spring houses after Typhoon Soudelor at Wulai, New Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua)

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A train arrives at Yanji West Railway Station of Jilin-Huichun passenger railway line, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 12, 2015. The 360-kilometer-long railway line started a trial operation recently and will shorten the travel time between Changchun and Huichun to less than three hours. (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

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A steward works on a train of Jilin-Huichun passenger railway line, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 12, 2015. The 360-kilometer-long railway line started a trial operation recently and will shorten the travel time between Changchun and Huichun to less than three hours. (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

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Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2015 shows the demolition of seven coal-fired units with a total capacity of 680,000 kilowatts in Chiping County, east China's Shandong Province. The local government has issued a project of cleaning up illegal constructions since last October. Some 7,019 construction projects which are of environmental violations have been cleared so far. [Photo by Shi Kuihua/China.org.cn]

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Feng Ming-chu, director of Taipei Palace Museum visits the gold and silver ware exhibition of the Palace Museum at the Olympic Tower in China's capital Beijing, Aug. 11, 2015. The exhibition which displayed 202 gold and silver wares was one of five themed exhibitions including metal ware, furniture, jade ware, bronze ware and porcelain. [Chinanews.com]

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Foreign disciples from more than 20 countries make pilgrimages to the Shaolin Temple at Songshan Mountain, Henan Province in central China on Aug 11, 2015, to pay tribute to Shaolin abbot Shi Yongxin, who has recently been the subject of a lot of rumors and controversy. [Photo/Shaolin.org.cn]

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navyreco said:

I hope it is not too serious but it sure looks bad

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LONDON (Reuters) - A huge explosion hit an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin late on Wednesday evening, triggering a blast wave felt several kilometres away and injuring at least 50 people, domestic media reported.

State broadcaster China Central Television reported that the blast had erupted in a shipment of explosives at around 11.30 pm local time and that an unknown number of people had been injured, the South China Morning Post said on its website.

Videos of the explosion showed flames lighting up the night sky and state-run news agency Xinhua quoted residents in nearby districts as saying the blast had shattered windows. Citing a local hospital, Xinhua said more than 50 people had been injured.

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