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Stove Explosion Kills Jerusalem Prisoner

May 19, 1935
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The explosion of a gasoline-burning primus stove in the bakery of the Central Prison here led to the death of one prisoner and injury to another.

The man who was killed is said to have been unfamiliar with the handling of the stove and did not call for more expert assistance.

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