(JTA) — A suspected gas tank explosion in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya killed four people and injured more than 90 others.
The explosion in a four-story residential building in the seaside Atzmaut Square area occurred late Thursday night. It badly damaged surrounding buildings.
A police spokesman said that the blast was not a terrorism attack, The Jerusalem Post reported.
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