Reaction
The Interior Ministry ordered police and firefighters to aid the military in destroying the remaining munitions and matériel at the depot, which has not been used since the country's civil war and is considered obsolete.
Maputo International Airport, which was close to the depot, was closed after the explosion and reopened the next day.
Public outrage was voiced following the incident. Residents of the city complained that the government should have dismantled the depot years ago, as it was in the middle of a residential neighborhood, near to the city's airport, and filled with obsolete weapons.
Read more about this topic: 2007 Maputo Arms Depot Explosion
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