Public security ministry sends team to investigate kindergarten blast

Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-15 22:22:16|Editor: An
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BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A working team led by Huang Ming, deputy minister of public security, has been sent to east China's Jiangsu Province to investigate an explosion near a kindergarten in the province's Fengxian County.

At least seven people have died and 66 were injured after the blast, which occurred around 4:50 p.m. at the gate of the kindergarten, as the children were leaving.

Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun has ordered a full-scale effort to rescue the injured and prompt investigation into the cause of the blast.

He also demanded enhanced checks of possible risks at densely populated venues.

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