Dozens injured in Japan restaurant blast

Police are still investigating the cause of the incident.

Emergency workers attend the scene after an explosion at a two-storey Japanese restaurant in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan's northern main island Source: Twitter@JUNK POTTER

An explosion at a restaurant in northern Japan injured 42 people late Sunday, police said, with the blast reportedly causing surrounding buildings to collapse.

Fires broke out following the incident in the northern city of Sapporo, Kyodo news agency said, and images from the scene showed large flames and plumes of smoke rising in the night air.

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