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Explosion in France injures 20 people! (VIDEO)

A carnival scarecrow exploded just as it was about to be burned

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At least 20 people were wounded, three of which seriously, after an explosion in a carnival at Villepinte outside Paris.

The French authorities are investigating what went wrong.

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