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Three days of national mourning after deadly explosion in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea has begun three days of national mourning after the deaths of at least 105 people following explosions at a munitions depot on Sunday.

Flags in Equatorial Guinea will fly at half-mast for the next three days.

105 are dead and more than 600 people are still in hospital and the death toll is expected to rise.

The vice-president, and son of the president, Teodoro Obiang says it will take at least 10 days to clear rubble as rescuers continue to search for people.

President Obiang Nguema said the blasts had been caused « by the negligence of a unit charged with the care and protection of stores of dynamite and explosives ».

He has ordered the government to conduct an investigation.

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But questions are being asked about why stockpiles of explosives were being stored in a populated area and Human Rights Watch has asked for an independent investigation.

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