Six killed in internet café blast

An explosion caused by stored chemicals has killed six people and injured 37 at an internet cafe in southwest China.

The Kaili city government in Guizhou province said in a statement that the blast occurred at a cafe under a bridge late yesterday. Eleven of those hurt were seriously injured.

The official Xinhua News Agency said the explosion was so powerful it shattered the windows of nearby residential buildings.

A human rights group said industrial chemicals stored in the cafe caused the blast. The fax from the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy cites a police source for that information.