People in China's Tianjin City are holding protests over a demand for compensation from the government for damage caused to their homes by huge explosions on August 12.
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According to the BBC, many people gathered outside the Mayfair Hotel where officials have been holding news conferences.
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Residents argue that the chemical storage warehouse that blew up had been built close to their homes illegally.
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The explosions had claimed at least 112 lives while 95 people are still missing.
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A senior military officer said that "several hundred" tons of the toxic chemical sodium cyanide had been identified at two locations in the blast zone.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday visited the victims who were affected by the explosions.
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An investigation is still under way to ascertain what triggered the disaster.
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