Photos: 18 injured in cooking gas explosion in Oman

A gas explosion in a restaurant in Oman left 18 people injured, local media has reported.

The explosion took place in a building's restaurant which was located in the southern Mabela region in Al Seeb.

Preliminary investigations and information reveal that a sudden explosion took place which was caused by cooking gas, Oman News Agency said in a tweet.

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