Explosion at China’s Nanjing University laboratory kills two
The Hindu
Nanjing is a major centre of higher education that attracts large numbers of foreign students.
Two people were killed and at least nine others were injured in a laboratory explosion at a university in eastern China, state media said on Monday.
The blast occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Nanjing is a major centre of higher education that attracts large numbers of foreign students. Officials were investigating the cause of the explosion at the university’s School of Materials Science and Technology, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
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