Explosion in Turkish Munitions Factory Injures Four
An accidental explosion Saturday in a factory producing rockets and missiles near to the Turkish capital Ankara injured four workers, two of whom are in a serious condition, national television said.
A powerful explosion went off in a building owned by weapons manufacturer Roketsan in Elmadag, in a distant suburb of Ankara, said CNN-Turk, quoting local authorities.
It had been intended as a controlled explosion to destroy some obsolete munitions, the Dogan news agency said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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