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Massive fireworks factory explosion rocks Malta, injuring two and shattering windows for miles
A powerful series of explosions at the Ta' Lourdes fireworks factory in northern Malta injured two men and caused widespread property damage early Monday morning, with the blasts heard and felt across a large part of the Mediterranean island.

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Massive fireworks factory explosion rocks Malta, injuring two and shattering windows for miles