Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 22

NEW DELHI -- Two children were killed and one person was critically injured Monday in an explosion at a firecracker store in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

The blast took place at Kailawada village in Muzaffarnagar district, about 617 km northwest of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Firecracker-Explosion)

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YAOUNDE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 21 s