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South Korean Defense Research Center Rocked by Powerful Blast, 1 Employee Killed - Reports

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A powerful explosion occurred in South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) located in the city of Daejeon, the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.
The incident occurred at around 12:54 p.m. (03:54 GMT) in an ADD laboratory building. The explosion, whose cause is still unknown, killed one employee aged over 60. ADD was cited as saying that the deceased had been a contract researcher who was rehired after retirement, Yonhap reported.
Police were cited as saying that the explosion, which destroyed half of the laboratory building, could occur during ammunition-related experiments.
Local authorities are reportedly investigating the circumstances of the incident.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol offered his condolences to the relatives and colleagues of the deceased and ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the explosion.
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