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FROM
CUBA
Exploding
ordnance kills four in Cuba
HAVANA, September 25 (www.cubanet.org) - At least
four persons were killed and several wounded September
11 when a mortar round exploded in Cotorro, on
the outskirts of Havana, as unsuspecting trash
pickers tried to take it apart.
Reportedly, the trash pickers were trying to
separate the projectile from its shell to sell
the metal to a raw materials recycling facility
nearby. The explosion was heard for several miles
around, witnesses said.
Police surrounded the area of the accident for
their investigation.
Among the casualties, a pregnant woman received
shrapnel wounds on her torso.
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