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| Blasts & fire at arms factory kill 1, injure up to 19 in Azerbaijan (VIDEO) | |
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| An explosion has hit an arms factory belonging to Azerbaijan's Department of Defense, RIA Novosti reports. The blast was followed by a fire. Witnesses report one fatality and numerous injuries. | An explosion has hit an arms factory belonging to Azerbaijan's Department of Defense, RIA Novosti reports. The blast was followed by a fire. Witnesses report one fatality and numerous injuries. |
| At least one person died and as many as six were injured in the incident, the outlet said, citing the head of the press office for the country’s Health Ministry, Liya Bayramova. | |
| According to TASS, up to 19 people may have been injured. | |
| Blasts continue to rock the factory, eyewitnesses said, according to RIA. The blaze has now engulfed a large area of the factory grounds. | |
| The blast took place in the city of Shirvan, in central Aezerbadjan. The factory is mainly tasked with ammunition production, Interfax reports. | |
| A criminal investigation has been launched into the incident, Oxu.Az reports. | |
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