Footage from state television shows a large balloon falling from a crane onto a moored ship, causing an explosion of yellow gas.
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The Civil Protection Service said another 234 people were injured after the explosion of the toxic gas cylinder.
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The southern beach of Aqaba was evacuated after the incident.
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The port of Aqaba in Jordan is the country’s only maritime terminal and a major transit point for a significant part of its imports and exports.
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