Seven Injured in Qinghua, Beijing University Explosions

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Seven Injured in Qinghua, Beijing University Explosions

Five people were injured, two of them severely, when an explosion rocked a dining hall at Beijing's prestigious Qinghua University on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, at least two people were injured in an explosion in Nongyuan dining hall at Peking University at about 1:20 pm Tuesday.

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Five people were injured, two of them severely, when an explosion rocked a dining hall at Beijing's prestigious Qinghua University on Tuesday morning.

At 11:50 a.m., a blast occurred on the first floor of "Heyuan" dining hall, at the center of Qinghua campus. Over 30 people were having lunch there at the time. University officials were at the scene shortly after the explosion.

Meanwhile, at least two people were injured in an explosion in Nongyuan dining hall at Peking University at about 1:20 pm Tuesday.

A witness said windows on the second floor of the dining hall were totally shattered because of the explosion.

The causes of the explosions are still under investigation.

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