Sloboda

Serbia's state arms manufacturer, Sloboda, from Cacak, western Serbia, will not be working until further notice, it was decided on Saturday after an explosion injured three workers, it was confirmed to BIRN.

A town commission will determine the damage caused to nearby houses and other facilities after the explosion, the town administration told Beta news agency.

As the reporter of TV Prva reports from the scene, the police are in front of the factory and it is forbidden to enter the "Freedom" circle.
According to unofficial information, there was another strong explosion last night, as well as a fire, and this morning smoke could be noticed above the circle of the factory.

The 40 mm M99 grenades - far heavier than the tear gas canisters used by police forces around the world to control civil unrest - arrived in four shipments in 2009, BIRN reveals.

A decade later, they were used by Iraqi government forces to disperse anti-government protesters in the Iraqi capital, to deadly effect.