(2)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

(2)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters try to rescue an injured person from a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho district where a powerful explosion ripped through a mahjong game parlor and an adult entertainment shop early Sept. 1, killing at least 44 people and injuring three.

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