Explosions at military base near Moscow injure four, governor says

Reuters - 22:57
Shells exploded at a military base east of Moscow on Tuesday, injuring four people and prompting the evacuation of about 450 people, the regional governor said.
  • Shells exploded at military base east of Moscow, injuring four
  • Ammunition fire caused by safety breach, says Defence Ministry
  • Evacuation of 450 people, state of emergency declared
MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - Shells exploded at a military base east of Moscow on Tuesday, injuring four people and prompting the evacuation of about 450 people, the regional governor said.
Alexander Avdeev, governor of Vladimir Region, wrote on Telegram that ammunition had caught fire and shells had exploded at a storage area of the base in the region's Kirzhach District.

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The Defence Ministry said earlier the fire had been caused by a breach of safety requirements and had resulted in the detonation of ammunition stored in a warehouse.
A state of emergency was decl...
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