Cannon fatally explodes during salute - killing two

A 200-year-old cannon wheeled out by Indian villagers to greet a visiting minister exploded after being overstuffed with gunpowder, killing two men, a newspaper reported today.

Residents of Badoli village in western India's Rajasthan state had planned the gun salute on Tuesday evening to welcome Kirodi Lal Meena, a state minister, the Times of India reported.

The minister left immediately after the accident, which also injured six other people.

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Where Durga gets a Gun salute during puja

Durga Puja is celebrated by the Jharkhand Armed Police in Ranchi not with the traditional incense and flowers but with a gun salute. And the deity is not a 10-armed idol of the goddess but a 'kalash' or a sacred urn!

What's more... apart from the goddess, sophisticated weapons like Self Loading Rifles, pistols, carbine guns and grenades are also worshipped at the Jharkhand Armed Police-1 (JAP-1) grounds in Ranchi. Read more.......Where Durga gets a gun salute during puja

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