Mortar shell explosion kills one, injures 5 in Venezuela

CARACAS, May 10 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and other five were injured when a mortar shell exploded in a central Venezuelan city, the Civil Protection (PC) authorities said on Monday.

PC regional director Jacobo Vidarte said the explosion occurred at noon Monday in Maracay city, capital of Aragua state, 109 km from the capital of Caracas.

Vidarte said the blast was first believed to be caused by a gas cylinder, but it turned out to be a 60-mm mortar shell.

The injured, including a 5-year-old child, were taken to hospitals.

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