Mass evacuation after fire triggers explosions at Siberian base
by Andrew Roth in Moscow from World news | The Guardian on (#4MN16)
Flying shrapnel from military base leaves one soldier dead and at least seven injured
Thousands have been evacuated from a Siberian town after an ammunition depot on a military base caught fire, triggering huge explosions that have sent deadly shrapnel flying for miles around.
One soldier was killed and at least seven other people have been injured, including several with shrapnel wounds, according to Russian state media reports.
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