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Synagogue blast 'no accident'

BERLIN APRIL. 15. German survivors of an explosion outside a Tunisian synagogue challenged the local authorities' version of events on Sunday as the number of dead from the blast rose to 16.

Two women and an 18-month-old boy died from their injuries, taking the German fatalities to 11.

Immediately afterwards it was reported that a lorry containing gas had crashed into the outer wall of the synagogue and exploded in what the Tunisian authorities have called a "tragic accident''. But the German government, and survivors from among the group of tourists, seem convinced it was a carefully planned attack.

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