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Blast in Turkish missile factory

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Ankara, Sep 29 (IANS) An explosion in a missile factory Saturday in Turkish capital city left four people injured, two of them seriously, Xinhua reported.

The explosion took place at the factory, run by a local defence firm which produces short- and medium-range missiles for the Turkish Armed Forces in Elmadag district, when workers were performing a controlled explosion during the disposal of waste materials

A probe was launched to ascertain exact cause of the blast.

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