Publish Date: 7 August 2023 - 11:45

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Two people were killed and another 10 injured in a fireworks explosion at a religious festival in central Mexico's Tlaxcala state, the state government said.

"Two people, a man, and a woman, unfortunately, lost their lives as a result of the explosion," it said in a statement on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

The blast occurred Saturday night at a church in the town of San Bartolome Tenango, where residents were celebrating a religious holiday, according to local media.

Authorities are investigating the incident, the statement said.

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