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7 Marines Dead in Explosion at Nev. Army Depot

Another 8 wounded during training exercise accident

(Newser) - Seven US Marines are dead after an explosion at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada last night, military officials tell NBC News . The accident occurred at an ammunition storage facility during a live-fire training exercise, when a 60-millimeter mortar exploded in a tube as Marines were getting ready to fire it....

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