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Qatar reports explosion at factory in Ras Laffan, no injuries or leak reported

Qatar's interior ministry said an explosion occurred on Sunday at a factory in Ras Laffan, the site of the country's core LNG processing operations, with no injuries or leak reported.

Earlier, a Reuters witness said a loud boom was heard in the Qatari capital Doha.

The circumstances behind the explosion were not immediately clear.

(Reporting by Andrew Mills, Menna Alaa El-Din and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Mark Porter)

Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.

This story was originally published June 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM.

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