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A series of four explosions at a military barracks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea caused at least 107 deaths.

2021 Bata explosions

Explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea

During the afternoon of 7 March 2021, a series of four explosions occurred at a military barracks in the neighborhood of Nkoantoma, a district of Bata, Equatorial Guinea. At least 107 people died, and more than 600 others were injured, while significant infrastructural damage…
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Bata, Equatorial Guinea

Most populous city in Equatorial Guinea

Bata is a port city in the Litoral province of Equatorial Guinea. With a 2005 estimated population of 173,046, it is the most populous city in Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Río Muni. Bata was formerly capital of Equatorial Guinea and is a transport…
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