5 killed in flats explosion on Britain's island of Jersey


LONDON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Police confirmed on Sunday night that five people were killed following an explosion and fire at a block of flats on the British Channel island of Jersey a day earlier.

"The number of Islanders confirmed to have been killed in the blast is now 5. There are a number of residents, we're working on the assumption of 4, that are unaccounted for," the States of Jersey Police tweeted.

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