ISTANBUL —The death toll from the munitions factory explosion in Balikesir province, northwestern Türkiye, has been revised to 11, with seven others injured, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.
“The work (at the production facility) began at 8:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) in an area of 700 square meters, and the explosion occurred at 8:27 a.m.. The cause is still unknown,” Yerlikaya told reporters.
According to the minister, there is no evidence of sabotage at the explosion.
“An expert team will submit their preliminary report to the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, which will then disclose the cause of the explosion to the public,” he added.
The factory, located in the Karesi district of Balikesir province, began operations in 2014.
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