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This photo gallery features images from the World Press Photo Exhibition,
at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, 3 - 26 August 2007.

A man rinses soot from his face at the scene of a petrol pipeline explosion in Lagos, Nigeria.  


1st prize Spot News Singles.

A man rinses soot from his face at the scene of a petrol pipeline explosion in Lagos, Nigeria. At least 260 people were killed after a punctured pipeline caught fire.

Akintunde Akinleye, Nigeria, Reuters.

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