Police say arms depot explosions unlikely to have been accidental

The police are investigating explosions at an ammunitions depot in eastern Moravia last week as a case of wanton endangerment. The leader of a police pyrotechnics team which has been examining the site at the village of Vrbětice said on Tuesday that the blasts were very unlikely to have occurred accidentally. Two people were killed when a munitions store blew up in mid-October. The situation seemed to have calmed before more explosions began at an adjacent depot last Thursday. Locals have been critical of the handling of the situation and it has become a political matter.

Author: Ian Willoughby