BEIJING: Chinese oil giant Sinopec has suspended two executives following a pipeline explosion in the coastal city of Qingdao, which left more than 50 people dead, state media said on Wednesday.

The blast last week occurred after a pipeline, run by state-owned Sinopec, sprang a leak early on Friday last week, and exploded several hours later as workers sought to repair it.

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