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25 killed in Turkey ammunition depot blast
AGENCIES | Ankara, September 6, 2012 13:29
Tags : Trukey | military ammunition storage | blast |
Tags : Trukey | military ammunition storage | blast |
According to an announcement by army on Thursday, Twenty-five soldiers were killed and four were lightly wounded in an explosion at a military ammunition storage in western Turkey.
The explosion occurred around 2345 IST last night at a military ammunition depot where hand grenades were stored and its cause was not yet known, said the chief of staff in a statement posted on its website.
The blast caused a fire in the depot which officials said was contained early today.
Government officials dismissed any act of terrorism or sabotage but said it was most probably an accident.
"This is most probably an accident," Environment and Forestry Minister Veysel Eroglu said in televised remarks.
"This is certainly not an act of terrorism."
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