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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 24

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At least six people were killed while six others wounded in two separate explosions in Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, an official said.

Three civilians were killed after a blast took place in front of Kabul Education University building in western Kabul at around 4:00 p.m. local time.(Afghanistan-Blasts)

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ALGIERS -- Some 18 people died and 37 others wounded in a fire triggered by a gas explosion in southeastern Algeria on Tuesday, local media said.

The tragedy happened at a camp for African refugees in the province of Ouargla, some 800 km southeast of the capital Algiers.(Algeria-Fire-Refugees)

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HOUSTON -- A military helicopter crashed in central Texas State of the United States Monday afternoon, killing all four crew members on board.

The UH-60 helicopter went down in the northeast part of the Fort Hood Range as it was on a routine training mission, and emergency crews found the four crew members dead after an extensive search, local TV station ABC13 reported.(US-Houston-Helicopter Crash)

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TRIPOLI -- A car bomb hit the town of Msallata in western Libya on Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring at least nine, a security source told Xinhua.

The bomb targeted a security check point in the town, some 130 km east off the capital Tripoli, at around 8:30 local time (0630 GMT), the source said.(Libya-Bomb)

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ANKARA/DAMASCUS -- A warplane which violated Turkish airspace was shut down on the Syrian side of the Turkish border on Tuesday, Turkey's private NTV news channel quoted Turkish military sources as saying.

The plane reportedly crashed in Turkmen mountains in Kizidag region in southern Turkey, private Dogan News Agency reported on Tuesday.(Turkey-Syria-Warplane) Endi