New Year’s Eve fireworks kill young men in France and Germany
01 Jan 2021 Fireworks explode over Berlin s landmark Brandenburg Gate to usher in the new year during a concert. AFP
A man in eastern France was killed when a New Year s Eve firework exploded after he went back to inspect it, while another man was killed by a home-made firework in neighbouring Germany.
The 25-year-old died instantly in the incident in Boofzheim, close to France s eastern border with Germany, the regional government said on Friday.
Another man was treated for facial injuries after the firework exploded as they were inspecting it.
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At least 11 people were killed and several injured during New Year’s Eve celebrations across the world on Thursday.
Eight young men and women were reported dead in a cottage in southwest Bosnia and Herzegovina, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning during a New Year’s Eve celebration, police said on Friday.
Police responded to a call about 10am (09:00 GMT) and went to a house in Tribistovo where several people were found dead.
Bosnian and Croatian media said the eight were high school and university students.
In Turkey, Galatasaray’s Norwegian footballer Omar Elabdellaoui was hospitalised with eye injuries after an accident with fireworks.
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