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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 13

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NEW DELHI -- At least two people were killed and 34 others injured Friday after a bus fell off a bridge in eastern Indian state of Odisha, officials said.

The accident took place near Bhawanipatna district, about 400 km west of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha.(India-Bus Accident)

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MOGADISHU -- At least five football fans were killed and more than ten others were injured on Thursday evening when a bomb exploded during a local football match in the Somali coastal town of Barawe.

Local administration officials confirmed on Friday that some of the players were among the injured during the incident at the Tabuuk Stadium.(Somalia-Blast)

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GAZA -- At least 30 Palestinians were injured in clashes Friday between demonstrators and Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza Strip, according to eyewitnesses and paramedics.

Ashraf al-Qedra, the health ministry spokesman told reporters that 30 demonstrators injured with different injuries by Israeli army gunshots and tear gas.(Gaza-clash)

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KABUL -- At least 11 Afghan police personnel have been killed and four police wounded in a gunfight and an ambush attack in western province of Herat, reported local media Tolo News TV on Friday.

Taliban militants stormed security checkpoints with guns and rockets in Larzanak locality, Shindand district late Thursday, killing 10 policemen, the report quoted district Governor Shukrullah Shaker as saying.(Afghanistan-Attack)

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MOSCOW -- A Russian Ka-29 military helicopter crashed in the Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad region, killing two crew members on board, the Russian Baltic Fleet said Friday.

The helicopter crashed during a nighttime test flight over the Baltic Sea at about 23:30 Moscow time (2030 GMT) on Thursday, according to a statement released by the Baltic Fleet's press service.(Russia-Helicopter-Crash) Enditem