Thirteen dead after blast during Indonesian military ammunition disposal

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Expired ammo explodes in Indonesia, killing 13 people

Four soldiers are among the 13 people killed when expired ammunition exploded while it was being disposed of in Indonesia's West Java province.

In the province of Western Java the incident during the controlled detonation of old bombs: involved a group of civilians present without authorization in the area. Maybe they were searching for fragments of devices to be sold. The explosion is the last of a long series, another had happened on May 9. Episodes that raise doubts about the safety of military sites.

Expired ammunition explodes during disposal in Indonesia, killing 13

An explosion during the disposal of expired ammunitions in Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday killed at least 13 people, including four soldiers, military officials said. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.

At least 13 people died, four military and nine civilians, on the Indonesian island of Java in an accident explosion that occurred during an old munition destruction operation, an Indonesian army named AFP.

Explosion at ammunition disposal site in Indonesia kills 13

Troops were disposing of expired munitions when a blast ripped through the site, the second such incident in just over a year.