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Large Explosion Rips Through Central Havana Hotel, Killing At Least 9 & Injuring 30

BY TYLER DURDEN

 

A massive explosion ripped through a historic luxury hotel in downtown Havana, Cuba on Friday – leaving at least nine dead and up to 13 who are still reported missing, according to official statements by mid-afternoon. At least 30 have been reported injured.

Footage shows that an entire part of the exterior of the popular Hotel Saratoga has been utterly destroyed, with the area now looking like a war zone, and as emergency responders have said people may still be trapped under the rubble.

There were reportedly hundreds of international dignitaries still touring the Cuban capital after this week observing May Day celebrations. The Hotel Saratoga, which was built in the 1930s, has just under 100 rooms, along with bars and two restaurants.

Within hours after the blast, a Cuban government statement said, “The investigations continue and everything indicates that the explosion was caused by an accident.”

 

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