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| An explosion has torn through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm, killing at least 76 people. | An explosion has torn through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm, killing at least 76 people. |
| Another 60 people were injured in the blast, the city's emergency services told the BBC. | Another 60 people were injured in the blast, the city's emergency services told the BBC. |
| About 200 people are said to have been in the club, named as the Lame Horse, when the blast occurred at 2315 local time (2015 GMT). | |
| Police are investigating whether the accident was caused by two large firework displays. | Police are investigating whether the accident was caused by two large firework displays. |
| A spokesman for the prosecutor-general's main investigative unit told Itar-Tass news agency this was not a terrorist attack. | |
| "We are talking about a failure to observe fire regulations," he said. | |
| Smoke inhalation | |
| The nightclub had been celebrating its eighth anniversary, the emergency services said. | |
| It is believed that most victims died from smoke inhalation, they added. | It is believed that most victims died from smoke inhalation, they added. |
| Russian state-run TV channel Vesti-24 showed images of bodies piled in the street outside the club. | |
| News agencies quoted officials as saying there was no blaze following the blast. | |
| Perm is some 1,400km (870 miles) east of Moscow and has a population of 1.2 million. It is the sixth largest city in Russia. | |
| The Lame Horse nightclub is located in the city centre, reports said. | |
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