Two killed in explosion during Russian missile test
Six people were injured in the incident, according to Russia's RIA news agency.
Two people have been killed during a missile test on a military site in northern Russia.
An explosion at a military testing site in the Arkhangelsk region in northern Russia killed two people on Thursday.
"During the test of a liquid propulsion system, an explosion occurred and the unit ignited," Russia's RIA news agency cited the ministry of defence as saying.
"As a result of the accident, six representatives of the ministry of defense and the developer received injuries of varying severity. Two specialists died from their wounds," the ministry said.
RIA also quoted the ministry as saying no harmful substances were released into the atmosphere and radiation levels were normal.
Meanwhile, state news agency TASS reported that a brief rise of the radiation level above the natural background was registered in Severodinvsk following the explosion, according to the city authorities' spokeswoman Kseniya Yudina.
The region’s governor said there is no need to evacuate local residents, RIA said.
An explosion at a military testing site in the Arkhangelsk region in northern Russia killed two people on Thursday.
"During the test of a liquid propulsion system, an explosion occurred and the unit ignited," Russia's RIA news agency cited the ministry of defence as saying.
"As a result of the accident, six representatives of the ministry of defense and the developer received injuries of varying severity. Two specialists died from their wounds," the ministry said.
RIA also quoted the ministry as saying no harmful substances were released into the atmosphere and radiation levels were normal.
Meanwhile, state news agency TASS reported that a brief rise of the radiation level above the natural background was registered in Severodinvsk following the explosion, according to the city authorities' spokeswoman Kseniya Yudina.