(4)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

(4)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Kabukicho entertainment in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. The arrow indicates the four-story building where a powerful blast ripped through the third and fourth floors early Sept. 1, killing at least 44 people and injuring three.

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