Eight people are killed and five others are injured, including three critically, in an explosion at a
Insurgency in Balochistan — Eight people are killed and five others are injured, including three critically, in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. [https://www.indiatoday.in/i

Context: Insurgency in Balochistan.
Eight people are killed and five others are injured, including three critically, in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. [https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/blast-at-firecracker-factory-in-tamil-nadu-sivakasi-workers-dead-several-injured-ambulance-rescue-operations-2748737-2025-07-01 (India Today)] [https://www.deccanherald.com/india/tamil-nadu/six-killed-in-explosion-in-fireworks-factory-in-tamil-nadus-sivakasi-3610344 (Deccan Herald)]
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