Authorities said 12 people were killed and three others injured in an explosion at a factory producing explosives in Karesi, a district of Türkiye’s western province of Balıkesir, on Tuesday.
Local media reported that the factory, opened in 2014, manufactured munitions for light weapons.
Turkish media quoted Balıkesir Governor İsmail Ustaoğlu saying they ruled out sabotage as cause of the explosion.
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