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Explosives factory blast in Ankara

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device, Chemical spill or incident

Victims

5

Wounded

Date

June 10, 2023

What happened

An explosion occurred at the MKE Rocket and Explosives Factory in the Elmadag district of Ankara. As a result of the explosion, five workers have been killed. The blast took place at a dynamite production section of the facility, owned by Türkiye’s Machinery and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE), at around 8.44 a.m. local time (0544GMT), Governor Vasip Sahin told journalists at the site.

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