The 2007 Maputo arms depot explosion occurred in the afternoon of Thursday March 22, 2007 in Maputo, capital city of Mozambique. It was reported that 93 people were killed, and hundreds more were injured, in a series of explosions that lasted from shortly before 16:00 to 18:30.
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