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| Title | Turkmenistan says 15 people killed in blasts |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Publication Date | 11 July 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Turkmenistan says 15 people killed in blasts, 11 July 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e2043b223.html [accessed 31 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Turkmenistan says 15 people killed in blasts
July 11, 2011
The blast damaged Abadan homes
Turkmenistan says two servicemen and 13 civilians died in a series of blasts last week in a town 20 kilometers from the capital, Ashgabat.
The death toll was the first reported by the reclusive Central Asian state since the July 7 explosions.
The TDH news agency said the initial blast went off at a fireworks storage facility in Abadan, with the blazes then spreading to a munitions dump.
In a July 10 statement, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said that media reports about the mass scale of deaths and destruction were misleading and inaccurate.
But TDH quoted Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov as saying that an "essentially new city" will be built "in place of the old Abadan."
compiled from agency reports
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
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