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Aug. 9, 2019 / 2:38 PM

Russia military depot shaken by 2nd explosion in 4 days

An explosion is seen Monday at a military ammunition depot in the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia, Russia. Photo by Dmitry Dub/EPA-EFE

An explosion is seen Monday at a military ammunition depot in the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia, Russia. Photo by Dmitry Dub/EPA-EFE

Aug. 9 (UPI) -- For the third time in four days, Russian authorities responded Friday to an explosion at a military outpost.

Officials said the blast occurred at a Siberian ammunition depot in the Krasnoyarsk region, injuring nine people. The state-run TASS news agency reported two blasts.

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Nearby residents could see smoke for miles and authorities evacuated the nearby village of Kamenka. Four of the nine injured were hospitalized.

The Russian military said a lightning strike first caused a fire, and then the explosion. Authorities said a separate explosion at the same site Monday destroyed the depot's lightning shield.

A different blast Thursday killed two Russian soldiers at a military range in northwest Russia.

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