Blast at arms depot in Russia kills eight
November 23rd, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Moscow, Nov 23 (Ria Novosti) Eight servicemen were killed and two others were injured Monday in an explosion at an arms depot in the city of Ulyanovsk in Russia’s Volga region, a defence ministry spokesman said.
Alexei Kuznetsov said the explosion occurred when ammunition was being loaded into a truck.
He said a defence ministry team is currently investigating the incident. Russia’s prosecutor general is overseeing the investigation.
Two people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at the depot Nov 13. More than 1,000 residents were evacuated from the area.
The ministry said the earlier explosions are believed to have occurred while ammunition was being dismantled at the depot.
–Ria Novosti
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