3 injured in explosion at Turkish missile factory

3 injured in explosion at Turkish missile factory
# 07 April 2020 17:08 (UTC +04:00)

An explosion took place in the fuel tanks of Turkish missile producer Roketsan in the capital Ankara, with three personnel mildly wounded, officials announced on Tuesday, APA reports citing AA.

In a statement, local authorities said: "An explosion took place in our fuel tanks in our facilities in Elmadag town of Ankara at around 14.47 [1147GMT]. There was no loss of lives, three personnel were mildly wounded.

"There was no life loss in the explosion in Roketsan, I wish a quick recovery to our wounded personnel," said Ismail Demir, the head of Turkey's Defense Industries, on Twitter.

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