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Two dead in explosion at Russian military base

As a result of the accident, six defence ministry employees and a developer were injured.
Two people were killed in an explosion at a military base used for missile tests in the far north of Russia on Thursday, the defence ministry said in a statement to news agencies.

“During the test of a liquid propellant jet engine, an explosion occurred and the equipment caught fire,” the ministry said.

“As a result of the accident, six defence ministry employees and a developer were injured. Two specialists died of their wounds,” it said, adding that radiation levels near the facility were “normal”.

Russian military base

“There’s no radioactive contamination,” said a spokesperson for the Arkhangelsk region, where the base is situated, to AFP.

The accident is the second to hit the Russian military in less than a week, after a fire broke out in an ammunition depot in Siberia on Monday, causing huge explosions.

At least one person was killed and eight injured while thousands had to be evacuated from their homes following the blaze at the depot in the Krasnoyarsk region.

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Source: The Citizen