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1. At least 59 people are killed and 100 more are injured during an explosion near a gold mine in Gbomblora Department, Burkina Faso.
   2022-02-22 13:06:12 (First version)
2. At least 63 people are killed and 40 others injured by an explosion at a gold mine in Gbomblora, Poni, Burkina Faso.
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