Spain: Six injured in explosion at an ammunition factory in Murcia


Six people have been injured in an explosion at an ammunition factory owned by a subsidiary of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall in south-eastern Spain.

The blast occurred at a Rheinmetall Expal Munitions depot in Javalí Viejo, in the Murcia region, Spanish emergency services said on Thursday. The injured men, aged between 30 and 52, sustained head injuries, burns and smoke inhalation, Spanish news agency Europa Press reported citing the authorities. Five of them were taken to hospital for treatment.

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