Two killed in China temple blast

23 Jul, 2008

A Tibetan Buddhist temple in an area of China wracked by anti-Chinese unrest earlier this year collapsed, killing two monks, after a powder used in religious rituals exploded, state media said Tuesday. Four other monks were hurt in the explosion and collapse of the Gonchen monastery on July 12 in south-western China's Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency said.

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