(1)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters attempt to reach the shattered windows of a four-story 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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