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(25 Jan 1996) Italian/Eng/Nat

An explosion has rocked a compound housing Italian and Portuguese troops in Bosnia, killing three soldiers and wounding seven others.

NATO officials say the blast was not from a bomb or any "aggressive action."

It's believed the blast was caused by the accidental detonation of ammunition.

The Italian base commander denied earlier reports that the explosion was caused by a mine.

SOUNDBITE: (Italian, followed by English translation)
At 12:00 tonight near the area occupied by the logistic battalion of the Italian brigade in Sarajevo occurred an explosion of an explosive compound. It was not a mine. It was an incident. This incident caused the death of two Portuguese soldiers and one Italian soldier. The Portuguese were corporals. And wounded six Italian soldiers and one Portuguese soldier.
SUPER CAPTION: Brigadier General Antonio Didoni, base commander

Wednesday's explosion is the most serious military accident since NATO troops began to arrive after the Bosnian peace plan was signed in December.

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