Bomb Explodes in Seoul, 1 Dead

SEOUL: An explosion during a bomb test killed one person and injured five others Thursday at a government-affiliated testing site north of Seoul, officials said.

Researchers were testing an experimental explosive when the bomb blew up, said Choi Joong-ki.

One person was killed and five injured at the testing site in Pocheon, about 30 miles (45 kilometers) north of Seoul, said Kim Young-san, a spokesman for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

The cause of the explosion remained under investigation, officials said.

Earlier reports put the casualty toll at three dead, but local media later revised the figure downward.