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Kazakhstan cafe blast, fire kill at least seven

By Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2026 | 1:08 AM

MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) – A blast and ​fire ‌in a cafe killed at least seven ‌people ​and ⁠injured 19 ⁠in Kazakhstan’s northern town of Shchuchinsk, local ​authorities said on ⁠Friday.

A ⁠16-year-old girl ​was among ​the casualties, with ‌as many as 13 still ⁠in hospital, they added in a ⁠post ‌on Instagram, ⁠but ​gave ‌no further details.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Reuters; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Clarence ​Fernandez)