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Mexico's president says he will 'eradicate' gas theft after pipeline explosion

TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico - Mexico's president said Saturday that he would intensify efforts to stop fuel theft as the death toll in a pipeline fire in central Mexico rose to at least 67.

The pipeline exploded Friday night as it was being illegally tapped by thieves near the town of Tlahuelilpan, 75 miles north of Mexico City.

The blast came during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's campaign to eliminate rampant fuel theft. He has ordered thousands of troops and police to guard pipelines in recent weeks. The president

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