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| Large explosion in central Budapest, police cordoning off scene | Large explosion in central Budapest, police cordoning off scene |
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| A powerful blast struck a central area of the Hungarian capital Budapest late Saturday. Footage on social media shows a large police presence at the Oktogon intersection. Witnesses have reported several casualties. | A powerful blast struck a central area of the Hungarian capital Budapest late Saturday. Footage on social media shows a large police presence at the Oktogon intersection. Witnesses have reported several casualties. |
| At least two people have been injured in the blast, Hungarian Blikk daily reported, citing local emergency services. | At least two people have been injured in the blast, Hungarian Blikk daily reported, citing local emergency services. |
| The victims are reported by the outlet to be police officers, and have been rushed to a hospital. | The victims are reported by the outlet to be police officers, and have been rushed to a hospital. |
| The explosion took place on the ground floor of a shop at the corner of Kiraly Utca (King Street) according to HVG magazine.A crew of firefighters was called to the scene and they examined the building. There are no reports of an ongoing and persistent fire. | The explosion took place on the ground floor of a shop at the corner of Kiraly Utca (King Street) according to HVG magazine.A crew of firefighters was called to the scene and they examined the building. There are no reports of an ongoing and persistent fire. |
| While the cause of the explosion is still under investigation, those living close to its site have departed their apartments, HVG reported. | |
| The outlet cited a witness as saying that he saw a man lying on the ground in the aftermath of the explosion as a crowd fled the scene in panic. | |
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