Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel has blasted Ankara for its fierce criticism of Germany following a fire there in which three Turkish people died that was initially blamed on racists. Kinkel told the weekly Welt am Sonntag to be published Sunday that "megaphone diplomacy conducted in the gutter" could only "destroy relations nurtured over a long period."

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