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Exploded fireworks didn't enter UAE through Dubai ports says customs
Dubai Customs says the fireworks which caused Wednesday's explosion did not come through a Dubai port.
- Staff Report
- Published: 15:15 March 27, 2008
- Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News
- A statement released by Dubai Customs said the fireworks did not come through any Dubai port
Dubai: Fireworks that led to the explosion at Al Quoz industrial area, Dubai, did not come in through any of Dubai ports, said Dubai Customs in a statement.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the fireworks containers, which exploded early Wednesday in a warehouse in Dubai, had entered Dubai through a national port outside Dubai, the statement said.
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