Exploding New Year’s Eve fireworks kill two in Germany and Austria
by Associated Press in Berlin from World news | The Guardian on (#5TJ1B)
Several more injured in separate incidents despite Germany introducing ban this year on sale of fireworks for personal use
Exploding fireworks killed two men on New Year's Eve, one in Germany and the other in Austria, according to local media.
A 37-year-old man died in Hennef, near Germany's western city of Bonn. A 39-year-old was severely injured in the same incident and taken to hospital.
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