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Death toll in Saudi fuel truck blast rises to 22 -state TV

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01-11-2012 | 01:38

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Death toll in Saudi fuel truck blast rises to 22 -state TV

The death toll from an explosion of a fuel tanker in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday has risen to at least 22, Saudi state television said.

Al-Ekhbariya television also quoted a Saudi civil defence official as saying that 111 people were wounded in the incident, which was caused by a traffic accident along the route on which the fuel truck was travelling.

Earlier, a Reuters witness said that an industrial building in eastern Riyadh was almost entirely destroyed by a large explosion on Thursday, .

The building was almost levelled by the blast, with one corner left standing, the witness said.

Nearby vehicles were on fire and at least five fire engines were arriving at the scene.

The reason for the explosion was not immediately clear.

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