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Germany: House explosion kills 3 in Bremen
Cause for blast at rooftop of house not yet clear, according to local police
28.06.2018 - Update : 28.06.2018
BERLIN
At least three people were killed in an explosion in a house in the German city of Bremen, police said Thursday.
The blast occurred at the attic of the house at Huchting district at around 04.30 a.m. local time (0230GMT).
A 41-year-old woman and her 7-year-old son were killed in the house, which was mostly destroyed, while a 70-year-old woman living in a neighboring house also died because of the impact.
Police evacuated the houses within a radius of 100 meters as a precautionary measure.
The exact cause for the explosion has yet to be confirmed.
Reporting by Erbil Basay:Writing by Meryem Goktas
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