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53-year-old man dies in blast at Arsenal weapons factory

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A 53-year-old man from Stara Zagora was killed last night in a blast in Bulgaria’s biggest military weapons maker Arsenal in Kazanlak. The signal about the incident was filed several minutes before 11 pm on Friday night. The man was working on a press whenan industrial accident occurred.

Police has reported there are no other victims. The case is being investigated.

On April 25, two people were killed in another incident in the military factories in Kazanlak.




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