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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - A tanker truck exploded in northern Benin, killing at least 35 people who were siphoning gasoline, officials said Thursday.
The truck overturned near Benin's northern border with Burkina Faso on Wednesday, then ignited in the evening when a group of local people converged to siphon off its cargo, said Frederic Lankouande, a Burkina border transport official.
He said the tanker caught fire from lanterns the villagers were carrying.
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