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A blast has rocked the Australian city of Melbourne, with sirens heard across the city.<\/p>\n
Residents heard the mystery blast just before midnight, adding it sounded ‘like a bomb went off’.<\/p>\n
It’s believed to be centred around the south east of the city, with emergency services scrambling to the scene.<\/p>\n
One shocked local said: “\u2018Dead set sounded like a bomb went off.”<\/p>\n
The exact nature of the incident is currently unknown.<\/p>\n
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