Blast at Chinese explosives plant kills 20 workers

Beijing, Apr 2: A blast at an explosives factory in China's eastern Shangdong province killed at least 20 workers, Xinhua news agency reported today.

Of the 11 others at the site in Zhaoyuan city when a packing workshop blew up on Saturday, two were injured and the remaining nine were missing, it said, citing a local government official.

The cause of the explosion was under investigation.

REUTERS