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Cannon explodes during salute
A 200-year-old cannon wheeled out by Indian villagers to greet a visiting minister exploded after being overstuffed with gunpowder, killing two men, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
- Reuters
- Published: 01:03 November 30, 2007
New Delhi: A 200-year-old cannon wheeled out by Indian villagers to greet a visiting minister exploded after being overstuffed with gunpowder, killing two men, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
Residents of Badoli village in the country's western Rajasthan state had planned the gun salute on Tuesday evening to welcome Kirodi Lal Meena, a state minister, the Times of India reported on Thursday.
The minister left immediately after the accident, which also injured six other people.
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