Kazakhstan President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev announced on August 29 a day of nationwide mourning in connection with a series of explosions at a military warehouse in the Zhambyl region. This was announced in his twitter .
“The dead military personnel and rescuers showed genuine heroism and dedication. They will forever remain in the memory of the people,” the president wrote.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, the number of victims of the explosions increased to 13 people. The bodies of the three dead remain unidentified. Searches for three more people are conducted.
Explosion in the warehouse of ammunition in Kazakhstan occurred on August 26 around 19:00 (16:00 Moscow time). According to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic, the premises were kept predominantly engineering shells who do not have a lot of distance from the distance. Because of the response, Kazakhstan Nurlan Ermekbayev filed to resign. The leadership of the republic considers the cause of the trotted stored in the warehouse. This eliminates the version of the deliberate arson or sabotage.