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Dnipropetrovsk tram blast caused by hunter’s gunpowder, says source

BULLETIN RELEASED: 11/06/12 12:18PM GMT

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Dnipropetrovsk, June 11 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The explosion on a tram in Dnipropetrovsk was caused by the ignition of gunpowder in a passenger’s bag, a law enforcement source told Interfax-Ukraine.

“A man, a fisherman and hunter, was carrying a bag with gunpowder, which caught fire as a result of the heat,” the source said.

Another source told Interfax-Ukraine that someone “was carrying gunpowder on the tram” which caught fire for some unknown reason.

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