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Katie Sands

Ulster v Ospreys to hold minute's silence as nine killed in explosion that's rocked Ireland

A minute's silence will be held at Ulster v Ospreys on Saturday night in tribute to the victims of a fatal explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal.

Nine people are now confirmed to have died after the huge explosion at an Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough on Friday afternoon, which destroyed the building and a secton of an apartment building.

Gardaí (Irish police) said three fatalities were confirmed on Friday, the others on Saturday morning. Eight people were also taken to hospital after the blast, and the search operation has now become a recovery mission.

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