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An explosion at a South Korean military base near the North Korea border injured eight people. The blast was likely caused by training explosives.
SEOUL (Reuters) - An explosion at a South Korean military base in a region near the border with North Korea has injured eight people, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.
Two of the injured had severe burns, but no one was in a critical condition, Yonhap said.
A local fire official confirmed the explosion but did not provide further details, since fire authorities were currently working on the incident.
The blast in Paju was believed to have been caused by explosives used for training, Yonhap said, citing South Korea's military.
The defence ministry was not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Jack Kim, Ju-min Park; Editing by Ed Davies)
Eight people were injured in the explosion at the military base.
Two of the injured had severe burns, but no one was in a critical condition.
The explosion was believed to have been caused by explosives used for training.
The incident was reported by the Yonhap news agency.
The defense ministry was not immediately available for comment.
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