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A huge explosion at a chemical factory has killed nine people in China.

Two more people are thought to be injured following the blast at the Shandong Tianbao Chemical Industry Corporation factory in the east of the country.

Xinhua News Agency say the explosion took place at around 8.20am local time (12.20am GMT).

The cause of the blast is unknown, but is currently being investigated.

The identities of the nine bodies are being determined through DNA tests.

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One of the two people injured is thought to be in a critical condition.

The explosion follows a huge chemical blast in the country in August.

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A total of 173 people, many of them firefighters, were killed in the Tianjin blast.