Chlorine gas explosion kills 13 in Jordan's Aqaba, over 250 injured
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Death toll in the chlorine gas leak from a container at Jordan's Aqaba port rose to 13, state media reported. The deceased include five foreigners, state-run Petra news agency quoted Aqaba Governor Mohammad Al-Rafaa'a as saying. Over 250 people also got injured in the incident. Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh has expressed his deepest condolences and sympathy to the victims' families and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.
