4 servicemen killed in Kazakhstan explosions: Defense Minister
Aug 27, 2021
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), August 27: Four servicemen were killed in a series of explosions in southern Kazakh city of Taraz, said Kazakh Defense Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev on Friday.
A total of 28 people injured in the explosions were still being treated in hospital, Russian broadcaster RT said in an earlier report.
On Thursday, a fire at the ammunition warehouse in Taraz resulted in at least six explosions, leaving 66 people injured, it said.
There are no more explosions at the ammunition warehouse, but the fire is still raging, the Kazakh defense ministry was quoted as saying.
Causes of the incident are still unknown, said the ministry.
Source: Xinhua
