### [2026-11-9](/feed/2026/11/9/index.md)

##### 2026 Aliağa factory explosion
# Seventeen people are killed and twelve others are injured in an explosion at a factory in Aliağa, Turkey. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq2d6d5z9y5jo)

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