(3)Midnight blast rips Tokyo building, killing 44

TOKYO, Japan - Policemen cordon off the street near a building in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district Sept. 1. A powerful blast ripped through a mahjong game parlor on the third floor and an adult shop on the fourth floor of the four-story building early Sept. 1, killing at least 44 people and injuring three.

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