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Army jawan dies in ammo explosion in Pokhran, 4 injured

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Army jawan dies in ammo explosion in Pokhran, 4 injured
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An Army jawan died and four others were severely injured today in Rajasthan's Pokhran firing range when some ammunition exploded, an Army official said. publive-image The jawans were trying to destroy the ammunition which did not explode when fired from a few rocket launchers, the official said. publive-image He said the incident happened during a "demolition" firing in Pokharan by the jawans of 14 engineering regiment. The exercise to destroy faulty ammunition is referred to as "demolition firing". publive-image All the injured have been evacuated by air to a military hospital in Jodhpur. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of accident, the official said. PTI-
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