Seven injured in Turkey munitions explosion

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An explosion ripped through a military munitions storage in central Turkish province of Afyon late on Wednesday (September 5) injuring at least seven people, the private Dogan news agency reported.

The explosion occurred during the classification process of hand grenades, the agency said.

Four soldiers were among the wounded and civilians living nearby the storage were injured by shattered glasses, the Governor of Afyon Irfan Balkanlioglu told reporters.

Firefighters battled with blaze, trying to get the fire under control as rescuers could not reach trapped soldiers due to dozens of hand grenades being strewn around the area after the explosion.