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New Year's Eve fireworks kill men in Germany, Austria

Several people were injured

Published: Sat 1 Jan 2022, 5:52 PM

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Exploding fireworks killed two men on New Year's Eve, one in Germany and the other in Austria, local media reported on Saturday.

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 the hospital.

In Austria, a 23-year-old man died southwest of Vienna and three other people were injured.

Several other people were injured in other mishaps involving fireworks in the German cities of Leipzig and Hamburg, German news agency dpa reported.

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