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September 5, 2012
On September 5, 2012, an accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others. The year's #1 song was "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra. Artem Kotenko, Princess Athena of Denmark, Blue Ivy Carter would arrive in the same year.
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An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.
The 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion occurred at 21:15 local time on 5 September 2012 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. According to Turkish Armed Forces, 25 servicemen died, four other soldiers and three civilians were injured by the accident.
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The year in brief
2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
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On September 5, 2012
- 2012 — An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.
Farewells
Died on September 5, 2012
Ian Dick Australian cricketer and field hockey player
Victoria Fyodorova American actress JO John Oaksey British peer and jockey (1929–2012)
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AK Artem Kotenko 2012– Ukrainian singer
PA Princess Athena of Denmark 2012–
BI Blue Ivy Carter 2012– American singer and actress
DT Doug the Pug 2012– American celebrity dog
AK Artem Kotenko 2012– Ukrainian singer
PA Princess Athena of Denmark 2012–
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