InShort: Russian gunpowder plant blast kills 20

AFP :

The death toll from a blast at a gunpowder plant near Moscow rose to 20, with more than 100 wounded, the authorities said on Monday, as a probe began into possible industrial safety violations.

Eleven people were initially reported dead after Friday’s explosion at the Elastik gunpowder and ammunition factory in Ryazan, about 200 kilometres southeast of Moscow, independent media said.