1 killed, 65 hurt in Turkish tanker truck blast

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ANKARA, Turkey, Ramadan 25, 1435, Jul 22, 2014, SPA -- A tanker truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, has overturned and exploded on a highway in southeast Turkey, killing one person and injuring at least 65 others, AP quoted Turkey's state-run news agency as saying. The Agency said the accident early Tuesday caused a large blast and a fireball that engulfed two passenger buses and other vehicles that were also traveling on the road near the town of Lice, some 150 kilometers (90 miles) north of the city of Diyarbakir. At least 20 people were seriously injured and one of them later died in hospital. --SPA 14:49 LOCAL TIME 11:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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