The blast at Vassilikos leveled Cyprus's largest power station, sending an already troubled economy into a deeper downward spiral that ended in a chaotic international bailout for the Mediterranean island two years later.
Compressed gunpowder and shell casings were kept for months in scorching heat at a naval base adjacent to the power station and Papacostas ignored warnings from subordinates about the growing risks, the court said.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/09/us-cyprus-court-idUSBRE9680DH20130709
