No sign of terrorism in Austrian waste plant blast - police

No sign of terrorism in Austrian waste plant blast - police
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VIENNA (Reuters) - There are no indications that an explosion at a waste disposal facility in Austria which injured five people on Thursday was caused by a terrorist attack, a police spokesman said.

Police in Upper Austria province said in a statement that two people were seriously hurt in the explosion in the town of Hoersching that happened shortly after 8 a.m. local time (0600 GMT).

(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle in Vienna and Riham Alkousaa in Berlin; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Michael Shields)

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