A child was killed and three people were injured while handling explosives stolen from a restricted military area
Croatian police have arrested a 46-year-old man of Czech nationality after he and his family stole an explosive device from a restricted military training area and detonated it. The explosion ended his life , Son And injured three more members of his family.
The blast occurred last Wednesday in the Croatian town of Bilicena after a family Reach a military base As Croatian police explained in a statement on their website, Nenin acted without heeding warnings “clearly written in Croatian and English.”
The arrested person entered the restricted area along with his son and He was allowed to pick up the explosives and place them in the vehicle. Shortly after, the car broke down and they were forced to stop on the road, which the boy took advantage of to remove the device from the car.
As soon as you exit, the device is activated. Due, The little boy died on the spot And two women sustained serious injuries and a man sustained minor injuries.
So far, police officers have conducted investigations in the Bilisaane area, where the explosion occurred, and also in Ninan. To determine the artifact type and activation method, They recovered all the traces found at the scene and will be sent to the Ivan Vucetic Centre for forensic examinations, investigations and expertise in Zagreb.
It now weighs against the prisoner a criminal complaint to the Zadar prosecutor’s office And will be handed over to the custody unit of the local police administration within the legal period.
“criminal complaint will be delivered to Czech Republic Taking into account that all participants in the event are Czech citizens,” the Zadar prosecutor’s office announced and reports the AFP news agency.
In turn, the Croatian Ministry of Defense has urged the population Respect the warning signs Near military installations, especially in areas where there may be “unexploded ordnance”.
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