Ljubljana police officers were notified of a work accident in the Rožni dolini. According to initial information, an explosion occurred while carrying out work on one of the buildings, in which two men who were performing construction work were seriously injured.
The cause of the explosion has not yet been clarified, but according to the first data, it could be an explosion of an unexploded ordnance of a smaller size from the period of World War II. Officers secured the place. All the circumstances of the event are the subject of a review and further forensic investigation.
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Source: Svet24 News
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