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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 31 Jul 2014

    At least 15 people now known to have died in series of suspected gas explosions in Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung

    1:18 PM - 31 Jul 2014
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      1. almiro Santos‏ @almiropereira13 31 Jul 2014
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      1. Kristi Xu‏ @KristiXYY 1 Aug 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: At least 15 people now known to have died in series of suspected gas explosions in Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung”

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      1. Kaleidoscope‏ @inloveofbrunei 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Very sad news.

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      1. Hanzala‏ @Semtalfar 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld What about the Palestine?

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      1. Donn Morgan Kipgen‏ @donn_morgan 31 Jul 2014
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        @bbcbreaking The gas explosions in Taiwan's Kaohsiung city which killed 15 persons must be devastating!

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      1. CNNNEXT NEWS‏ @number1fan64 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking The President Signs the (Fair Pay) and Safe Workplace Executive Order 7/31/14http://cnnnext.com/video/7973/the-president-signs-the-fair-pay-and-safe-workplace-executive-order-7-31-14/ …

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      1. سلطان‏ @AndersonChuang 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking #PrayForKaohsiung

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      1. Dr. K. Alexander 亞天恩‏ @thian_un 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Why quote the Chinese Xinhua news agency about this disaster in Taiwan? China does not represent Taiwan.

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      1. David Spencer‏ @dspencer47 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Location of #Kaohsiung #explosions across the city. https://mapsengine.google.com/map/viewer?mid=z1Pm7zQY-cpo.kYCosnL20JN0 …

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      1. David Spencer‏ @dspencer47 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking 300 soldiers deployed. Civilians digging people out of the rubble. Death toll likely to rise. #Kaohsiung #explosions

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      1. David Spencer‏ @dspencer47 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking 2 firemen killed, 5 firemen injured.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmEZNKAfh1Y&feature=youtu.be …

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      1. David Spencer‏ @dspencer47 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking thirteen recorded explosions in #Kaohsiung. Suspected ruptured gas main leaking into sewers. Devastating scenes in places.

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      1. Harsha Vardhan‏ @harshatech2012 31 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking the sight is frightening.. Hope the people there are ok..

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