Belgrade, September 06: Five workers at a munitions factory in Serbia where a series of blasts this week killed seven people have been arrested in connection with the incident, the news agency Beta reported Saturday.
The four men and one woman are suspected of being responsible for negligence in security measures which may have led to the blasts at the Prvi Partizan factory in Uzice, southwest Serbia, the news agency said, citing police.
The Serbian government declared Saturday a national day of mourning for the deadly explosions, which also left some 14 people injured.
The investigation into the explosions late Thursday at the factory, whose cause is still unknown, is expected to be completed Saturday, the agency said.
The Prvi Partizan factory, which employs 600 people, has manufactured ammunition for the Serbian military and police, as well as foreign armed forces, for nearly 80 years. It also makes ammunition for hunters.
–Agencies