At the explosion site (Photo VNA)Bac Ninh (VNA) –The investigation police agency of Bac Ninh policedepartment has decided to start criminal proceedings against the case of arecent explosion in the northern province that killed at least two children andinjured nine people on January 3 morning in Van Mon commune, Yen Phongdistrict.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tu Quynh said the policeordered the temporary detention of Nguyen Van Tien, born in 1964 and residingin Van Mon commune, owner of a scrap warehouse, for investigation of illegalstorage and trade of military weapons.
Colonel Pham Hong Son, Director of the provincial police department, said Tienconfessed that from January 2016, he purchased about seven tonnes of oldwarheads from an official from the bomb and mine disarmament centre of thesappers high command to dismantle as wastage.
The old warheads were kept at the garden of Nguyen Van Tao, a resident in QuanDo village, Van Mon commune. On January 3 morning, the scrap warehouseexploded, causing the collapse of four nearby houses and damaging dozens ofothers.
After the incident, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Nguyen Huu Thanh along with relevant agencies, police department andmilitary high command arrived at the site to investigate the cause of theexplosion.
Representatives from the People’s Committees of Bac Ninh and Yen Phong visitedthe victims’ families to offer condolences.-VNA
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