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=======BOMBSQD66@AOL.COM======= (Dar Es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania) 4 perish roasting hand grenade

Meddy Mulisa Bukoba Daily News; Wednesday,October 17, 2007 @00:06

FOUR members of the same family roasting a hand grenade mistaken for a sweet potato were blown to pieces when the device exploded as they circled an open cooking fire in Biharamulo District yesterday.

Acting Kagera Regional Police Commander Adihaki Rashid, told reporters that the lethal weapon had been picked earlier from a nearby bush by Chacha Juma (10), who took it home to cook thinking it was a potato. Their house was also severely damaged.

Commander Rashid said the explosion was so intense that the heads of two of the bodies were blown off while the other two were shredded into pieces, with an arm here and a leg there. A 60 year-old woman, Mungushi Nyamhare, who happened to be passing nearby, sustained severe head injuries and was admitted to hospital in serious condition.

Mr Rashid identified the dead as the boy, Chacha Juma (10), Jane Isa (10), Peter Isa (4) and their step mother, Mbusilo Isa (27), all residents of Mabare village in Nyakahura Ward. The village is near a closed camp formerly used by Rwandan refugees.

The identity of the device was confirmed by military personnel from a nearby Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) camp, Commander Rashid further said.

This was the second incident this year involving deaths caused by unexploded ordinance in the area. Two people were killed earlier this year when a hand grenade also exploded as curious villagers toyed with it. Police have warned people to handle strange metal objects with caution.

Other deaths traced to unexploded devices left behind by military combatants, also occurred at Lunazi near the border with Uganda. The device was suspected to have been left behind during the Uganda war against Dictator Idd Amin nearly thirty years ago.

Submitted on 10/18/2007

Submitted by: Gavin Donnelly
Reference: Daily news October 17, 2007

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Bystanders Hurt
As it was a 10 year old boy who brought the grenade home and his younger siblings were all killed I'm going to vote to toss this based on their ages and the fact that they're unlikely to have been aware of the danger. The woman who was walking by also counts as a bystander. If it wasn't for their ages and woman walking by at precisely the wrong time then this certainly would have qualified as an excellent DA. Thanks, Gavin.


James said:
Definitely Toss: Bystanders Hurt
Alas, too many bystanders hurt, and the ages of three of the four victims fall well short of our maturity rule, but it IS an interesting story nonetheless! Thanks, Gavin!


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