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Two die in China blasts

BEIJING: Explosions rocked two Internet cafes in central China, killing two persons, injuring four others and leaving the premises spattered with blood and littered with broken glass and debris, a local official and state media said on Saturday. The blasts occurred in Hefei, the capital of Anhui province, around 9:30 p.m. local time on Friday, the official Xinhua news agency said. ``The casualties include two dead and four injured people,'' said a man who answered the telephone at the Hefei city Government office. He refused to give his name. ``This is a serious matter and the cause is still being investigated,'' he said. The Internet cafes are located about 10 metres from each other, said the Anhui Daily newspaper on its web site.

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