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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands \u2013 An explosion at the Dutch port of Rotterdam<\/a> on Thursday killed at least one person and injured several others, city police said.<\/p>\n

Police said the blast at Europe\u2019s biggest port happened late Thursday morning and that a crime scene has been set up to try to establish what caused it. In a post on social media, they said the explosion \u201cappears to be a workplace accident for the time being,\u201d without elaborating.<\/p>\n

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