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Explosion in Russia 'kills many' Russian explosion 'kills scores'
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An explosion has torn through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm, killing at least 15 people, media reports say. An explosion has torn through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm, killing at least 76 people, media reports say.
Details are sketchy but Russian news agencies citing police report that 60 people were also injured in the blast. Details are sketchy but Russian news agencies citing police report that many people were also injured in the blast.
Some reports are putting the death toll much higher. News agencies said about 200 people were in the club at the time. The cause of the blast was not clear.
Itar-Tass news agency said the blast was thought to have been caused by fireworks. About 200 people were in the club at the time, the report said. The explosion happened at 2315 local time (2015 GMT), RIA news agency reported.
It quoted an official as saying no blaze followed the blast.
Perm is some 1,400km (870 miles) east of Moscow.Perm is some 1,400km (870 miles) east of Moscow.
The blast happened at 2315 local time (2015 GMT), RIA news agency said. "The explosion occurred in the Lame Horse bar in Perm," Interfax quoted a police official as saying.
It quoted an official from the emergencies ministry as saying there appeared to be no blaze following the explosion. The club is located in the city centre, reports said.