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3 injured as blast rips through Rome apartment

February 24, 1998
Web posted at: 8:24 a.m. EST (1324 GMT)

ROME (CNN) -- Three people were injured Tuesday when an explosion, possibly caused by a gas stove, ripped through an apartment in a historic district of Rome, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.

At least one of the injuries occurred when glass fell from the apartment to the street.

The apartment was located on Via del Orso, between Piazza Navona and the Tiber River.

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