Turkey

A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey on Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring four, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding that an investigation had been launched.

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CNN Turk broadcast photographs showing a fireball and smoke rising from the factory building at the time of the blast, while the subsequent video showed the mangled metal framework of the building destroyed in the blast.

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The explosion occurred at a factory in the village of Kavakli in Balikesir province and CNN Turk cited the local governor as saying there was no suspicion of sabotage.

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Many fire crews were sent to deal with the blaze, and health and security units were dispatched to the area while an investigation was launched, the government's communications directorate said.

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