Turkish blast kills one
The Turkish resort of Belek is popular with Britons
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Thursday, 29, Mar 2007 08:56
At least one person has been killed following a blast at a Turkish hotel, which is thought to have been caused when a gas tank exploded, local media reports say.
A further ten people were injured in the explosion in the southern coastal resort of Belek and are being treated in hospital, the state-run Anatolian news agency revealed.
Local reports claim that the blast occurred in the kitchen of the Kaya hotel at around 07:30 (05:30 BST) and that the person killed in the explosion was employed there as a butcher.
Five staff were injured in the blast, while three German visitors and two Russian tourists were also among those wounded, said the Dogan news agency.
The hotel was evacuated following the explosion, Turkish television reported, while ambulances rushed to the scene.
Further details about the cause of the blast have yet to emerge, but reports claim that a liquefied petroleum gas tank at the hotel was replaced just days ago.
Belek, located near the Turkish city of Antalya, is popular with holidaymakers from Britain, Germany, Israel and Russia.