18 dead in Panama bus blast

Updated: 17:12, Tuesday, 24 October 2006

An explosion on a bus killed 18 passengers and injured another 18 in Panama city late yesterday.

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18 dead in bus blast

An explosion on a bus killed 18 passengers and injured another 18 in Panama city late yesterday.

It is understood many survivors managed to escape through the windows of the bus. The vehicle had no emergency exit.

All of the survivors, 12 adults and six children, suffered burn injuries.

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