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Explosion Kills Dozens at Eastern China Plant

An explosion on Saturday has killed at least 68 people and injured more than 180 others at a Jiangsu factory that makes wheels for US carmakers. Andrew Jacobs at the New York Times reports: At least 68 people were killed Saturday morning when a blast tore through a metal products factory in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province, state-run news media reported. According to the national broadcaster CCTV, 187 others were injured in the explosion, which occurred at 7:37 a.m. in Kunshan,