Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Nov. 17

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DHAKA -- A gas line explosion caused the collapse of a building in Bangladesh's seaport city of Chattogram on Sunday morning, leaving at least seven people dead and over 25 injured, a police official said.

The official who did not want to be named said at least 32 people were injured after an explosion caused the front part of an old house's ground floor to collapse at about 9:30 a.m. local time. (Bangladesh-Explosion)

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LA PAZ -- At least eight people died after the police and military forces clashed with protestors on Friday in the Bolivian city of Sacaba, Cochabamba department, local authorities reported on Saturday.

"We have eight confirmed dead; we're highly concerned by the number of dead," the department's ombudsman Nelson Cox told Xinhua over phone. "Additionally, 132 people were injured, according to the investigation. They had mostly been shot." (Bolivia-Protests-Morales)

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LAGOS -- At least seven people were killed and one more injured in a road accident along a busy highway in Osun state, southwest Nigeria, the road safety body confirmed on Saturday.

Peter Oke, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun, said the accident involved an articulated vehicle and a Space Wagon with eight passengers along the Osogbo-Ikirun road. (Nigeria-Road Accident)

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NEW DELHI -- At least five members of a family were killed and one girl injured critically Sunday after a trawler truck crushed a car in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said.

The accident took place at Mandwada in Barwani district, about 322 km southwest of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. (India-Road Accident) Enditem

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