At least 16 killed in Peru fireworks blasts
14:14, 21 October 2011
LIMA. October 21. KAZINFORM Police say two unrelated incidents involving vehicles carrying fireworks have killed at least 16 people and injured 31 in Peru; Kazinform refers to Arab News.
In the southern highlands city of Juliaca, a vehicle packed with confiscated fireworks blew up in front of a provincial police station Thursday, killing four officers, police said in a statement. It said 17 more officers and four civilians suffered injuries.
The statement said the explosives were seized at a clandestine fireworks factory and placed in an SUV belonging to the prosecutor's office. It said there was no indication the blast was anything but an accident; Kazinform cites Arab News.
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