Azerbaijani officials said on January 23 that three employees of a military plant in the eastern city of Sirvan were hospitalized due to injuries they sustained in an explosion at the industrial facility. According to investigators' preliminary findings, the blast may have been caused by an accidental impact on a 120-millimeter shell. It is not the first explosion at the plant. In July last year, a detonation killed one person and injured another employee at the facility. In 2016, two people died and at least 10 were injured by an explosion at the industrial facility. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service, click here.
