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Friday, October 31, 2014

China denies reports of explosion in its aircraft carrier

Liaoning CVChinese military today dismissed reports of an explosion on board its lone aircraft carrier, Liaoning which is currently undergoing advanced trials.

Reports in foreign media of an explosion on board the aircraft carrier "did not conform with the facts", Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said in a press conference today.

According to unconfirmed reports, China's first aircraft carrier appeared to suffer a steam explosion during the recent trials that temporarily knocked out the carrier's electrical power system.

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