JUBA: At least 186 people are now thought have been killed and even more injured in an oil tanker explosion in South Sudan this week, the government said Friday.

The incident occurred on Wednesday on a road some 250 kilometers (155 miles) west of the capital Juba, close to the small town of Maridi, with the victims including locals who tried to scoop up the fuel spill.

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