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Kenya: Five Schoolchildren Killed in 'Grenade' Explosion in Mandera
2017-12-23
[All Africa] At least five children have been killed in an kaboom in Banisa, Mandera County, officials, witnesses say.

Banisa Sub-County Deputy County Commissioner Mathias Chisambo said the schoolchildren were playing with a grenade they had found in a grazing field.

"They picked up the device on Wednesday and played with it until it went kaboom! on Thursday evening," Mr Chisambo said.

Kiliweheri MCA Bashir Ibrahim Alio said it could be a colonial bomb left by the British.

The pupils who died are aged between 12 and 16 years.

Posted by:Fred

#3  Colonial bomb from the British?
That Kenyan's correct to be skittish.
No shell from ol' Tojo
Played hell with our mojo
Like Albion's African fetish!
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2017-12-23 14:16  

#2  Kiliweheri MCA Bashir Ibrahim Alio said it could be a colonial bomb left by the British.

"Give us money"
Posted by: Frank G   2017-12-23 10:35  

#1  They were old enough to know better. Unless they were trying to build a bomb, in which case their teacher was not very good. I'd suggest this was a Darwin case but they were also old enough to have already reproduced.
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-12-23 10:12  

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