Russian nuclear agency ups death toll in missile test explosion | World News, The Indian Express

Russian nuclear agency ups death toll in missile test explosion | World News, The Indian Express

By Deutsche Welle |Updated: August 10, 2019 7:27:45 pm

Russian nuclear agency ups death toll in missile test explosion

The Defense Ministry initially released a lower death toll for the accident on Thursday. Details remain sparse, and it is unclear whether or not radiation was released as a result of the explosion.

Rosatom said that its nuclear specialists were at the missile testing site to provide engineering and technical support in the aftermath of the accident. (Source: Deutsche Welle)

Russia’s state nuclear agency Rosatom announced Saturday that five people had died and another three were injured in an explosion at a missile test site in the Arctic that took place on Thursday.