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Russia evacuates thousands after blasts at army munitions store

2013-06-18 4 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />--WARNING -- STORY CONTAINS PROFANITY --<br/> <br />STORY: - Some 6,000 people were evacuated in Russia's southwestern Samara region on Tuesday after ammunition explosions shook a military training area, the Emergencies Ministry said.<br/> <br />The ministry said five explosions initially took place at the site on Tuesday evening, triggering a fire that was still causing blasts hours later.<br/> <br />Amateur video showed plumes of dark smoke raising from the site, where the ministry said some 11 million pieces of ammunition was stored.<br/> <br />"Some 6,000 people were evacuated from a nearby village," ministry official Vladimir Stepanov said. "More than 30 people sought medical help, four of them are hospitalized."<br/> <br />Officials said it was not clear what caused the explosions but gave no indication of foul play.

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