Document #2059456

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Kazakh Defense Minister Resigns Over Deadly Explosions At Military Warehouse

NUR-SULTAN -- Kazakhstan's Defense Minister Nurlan Ermekbaev has resigned after a series of explosions last week in the Central Asian nation's south that left at least 15 people dead.

Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev accepted Ermekbaev's resignation letter, presidential spokesman Berik Uali said on August 31.

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Kazakhstan Arms Depot Blast Death Toll Rises To 15

In addition to the fatalities, dozens more people were injured in the explosions caused by a fire at an ammunition warehouse in the Zhambyl region on August 26.

One person remains missing.

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ecoi.net summary:
Article on resignation of defence minister
Country:
Kazakhstan
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Original link:
https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-defense-minister-resigns/31436572.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
31 August 2021
Document ID:
2059456

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