Türkiye: Five workers dead in rocket and explosives factory blast in Ankara

At least five workers died on Saturday in an explosion at a rocket and explosives factory in Türkiye’s capital Ankara, according to the country’s National Defense Ministry. “An explosion occurred at the MKE Rocket and Explosives Factory in the Elmadag district of Ankara.

As a result of the explosion, five of our workers have been martyred,” the ministry said in a statement. It added that judicial and administrative investigations have been launched into the incident.