Blast hits train station in India; several reported dead
 

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MADURAI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) – At least several people are reported dead after an explosion hit a train station in India's Madurai district on Tuesday, according to local media reports.

The blast hit Cholavandam Railway Station around 6.05 p.m. local time, when a passenger train was entering the station.  Reports said at least two men and one woman had been killed. The cause of the explosion, which also injured at least two people, was not immediately known.

CNN-IBN reported that the roof of the train station had collapsed following the explosion. Cholavandan Railway Station is located about 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) from Madurai city.

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