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BULLETIN

By PAUL NEWBERRY

Associated Press Writer

ATLANTA (AP) - A massive explosion rocked Centennial Olympic Park early Saturday, injuring hundreds of people, fire officials said.

A spokeswoman for the Atlanta Fire Department, who would not give her name, said that 150 to 200 people were injured when the explosion struck a tower near a stage where thousands of revelers were watching a concert.

``I thought it was fireworks, like a big boom, and I saw three guys laying in the street,'' said Terry Tyson, who witnessed the explosion. ``They all had leg injuries. Blood was running down the street. it was horrible.''

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