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Firecracker blew up in his face
Thu, Feb 05, 2009
The New Straits Times
>He is believed to be a foreign worker, but police have not identified him yet.

The force of the explosion blasted off part of his face in the 8pm incident at Sungai Baong jetty in Krokop.

Police said he was checking the firecracker when it exploded. They believe he had gathered gunpowder from commercially sold fire crackers and stuffed it into a metal launcher.

Some friends who were with him were unhurt.

 
 
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