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12th January 2019
11:54am GMT

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 12: Emergency services attend a huge explosion which occurred in a bakery in Rue de Trévise in the 9th Arrondissement on January 12, 2019 in Paris, France. Several injuries and no deaths have been reported in the blast, suspected to have been caused by a gas leak. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)[/caption]
80,000 police officers are reported to be on standby this weekend in case more yellow vest protests break out, though this incident is not believed to be in connection to their message.
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 12: Emergency services attend a huge explosion which occurred in a bakery in Rue de Trévise in the 9th Arrondissement on January 12, 2019 in Paris, France. Several injuries and no deaths have been reported in the blast, suspected to have been caused by a gas leak. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)[/caption]
"I was sleeping and woke up by the blast wave," AFP news agency were told by Claire Sallavuard.
"All the windows in the apartment exploded, doors were blown off their hinges, I had to walk on the door to leave the room, all the kids were panicking, they couldn't get out of their room."Explore more on these topics: