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Explosion on the market square in Halle – two seriously injured
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There was a heavy explosion in the middle of Halle. Two teenagers are seriously injured. According to the police, the cause is still completely unclear.
There was an explosion in the city center of Halle on Tuesday evening, leaving two seriously injured young people. It happened around 6 p.m. in the public toilets in the Marktschlösschen on the market square, three people were injured in total, a police spokesman said on Tuesday evening.
A 12-year-old and a 13-year-old were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. A 51-year-old woman was slightly injured. “The cause is currently still completely unclear,” said the spokesman.
According to the police, the square was cordoned off within a radius of 100 meters. Residents around the site of the explosion were evacuated from their homes.