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In 1986, an accidental explosion at a nuclear plant at ________ in the former USSR caused radiation to spread across Ukraine and other regions, killing over 12,000 people.
Options
Kiev
Chernobyl
Astana
St Petersburg
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Solution
Chernobyl
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