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1 dead, 3 hurt or missing after explosion at SKorean base

1 dead, 3 hurt or missing after explosion at SKorean base

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

A South Korean navy soldier stands guard at a naval base in Jinhae, South Korea, on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Photo: Park Jung-hyun/Yonhap via AP

SEOUL: One South Korean soldier died and another went missing on Tuesday after an accidental explosion during repair work on a submarine at a naval base in the southeast of the country, South Korean officials said. Military authorities are investigating the cause of the blast at the base in Jinhae, which also left two others injured, Seoul's Defense Ministry said in a statement. The ministry provided no other details. A ministry official, who didn't want to be named, citing office rules, said that the possibility of an attack was very low.