At least 4 wounded in projectile blast at Russian test site

Source: Xinhua| 2018-11-09 23:35:31|Editor: yan
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MOSCOW, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were injured in an explosion of a projectile at an ammunition test site in southwest Russia's Samara region on Friday, local media reported.

Three people were slightly injured by fragmentation and another one suffered a more serious injury.

The accident occurred during the disposal of obsolete ammunition and was caused by non-compliance with safety regulations, according to preliminary information.

The explosion took place at the Privolzhsky State Ammunition Test Site, a strategic enterprise for testing a wide range of ammunition, weapons, military and special equipment.

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