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Second fireworks explosion in a week kills police in Turkey

Thursday's blast followed a massive fireworks explosion at the same factory last week in the northwest.
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A second fireworks-related incident in less than a week has led to the deaths of Turkish military police today.

On Thursday, a truck carrying fireworks from a factory in the northwest exploded, killing three Turkish military police. The truck was on its way to a controlled demolition site in the Sakarya province. Eleven other military police members were wounded, The Associated Press reported.

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