An Unidentified Material Explodes In Pulumur, Killing One Person And Injuring Two Others

PULUMUR - An unidentified material exploded on Friday in Pulumur town of eastern Tunceli province, killing one person and injuring two others.
An unidentified material, which two children found near Sagman village of Pulumur, exploded and Zihni Erdem, 73, died. Two children named Fatih Kartal and Serhat Firat were injured in the explosion.
Kartal, who was in critical condition, was taken to Elazig State Hospital while Firat was taken under treatment in a health clinic.
Officials said that investigation was under way and added that the blast could be caused by a hand grenade or a mortar.
(GC-BRC) 10.04.2004