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| Madagascar stadium blast kills two | Madagascar stadium blast kills two |
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| A grenade explosion has killed at least two people during Madagascar's national day celebrations in the capital Antananarivo, officials say. | A grenade explosion has killed at least two people during Madagascar's national day celebrations in the capital Antananarivo, officials say. |
| About 70 people were wounded in the blast at a stadium, general Anthony Rakotoarison told AFP news agency. | About 70 people were wounded in the blast at a stadium, general Anthony Rakotoarison told AFP news agency. |
| He said officials considered it a "terrorist act". | He said officials considered it a "terrorist act". |
| The political situation remains fragile in the country, with supporters and opponents of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina at loggerheads. | The political situation remains fragile in the country, with supporters and opponents of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina at loggerheads. |
| It was not immediately clear who or what was behind the explosion. | |
| The blast happened during a free concert at the Mahamasina stadium. A military parade had been held there earlier. | |
| Prime Minister Olivier Solonandrasana Mahafaly visited the injured at a hospital and said this was a "disgusting and shameful" act. | |
| In 2014, a grenade explosion killed a toddler and injured several other people outside the same stadium. | |
| No arrests were made in connection with that attack and there was no claim of responsibility, AFP reported. |