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1. Twelve people are killed when a gasoline tanker explodes in Ofu, Kogi State, Nigeria.
   2022-11-12 10:24:16 (First version)
2. Twelve people are killed when a tank truck explodes in Ofu, Kogi State, Nigeria.
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