03/12/2022 Kenya, Mandera
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”.
By Cyrus Ombati
Two teenage boys were left crippled after an abandoned bomb exploded in Daba, Mandera. The boys hit the explosive with a stone leading to detonation. This is the latest incident caused by abandoned explosives. According to police and hospital officials, Mohammed Adan Ibrahim, 13, and Fardosa Ibrahim Kula, 14, were admitted to Elwak subcounty hospital with multiple injuries that led to the amputation of their legs. The teenagers told the officials they were herding livestock over the weekend when they spotted a device that was later found to be a grenade. “Out of curiosity, one of the boys picked a stone and hit the device, then it exploded,” the boy said. The victim told police he was curious to know what the green object was. The boys sustained major injuries from the explosion before they were rescued and rushed to hospital. Witnesses told police the teenagers hit the explosive oblivious of the dangers they were facing. Police said they were called to the hospital and later visited the scene where they collected the samples for analysis. Police warned that there could be more explosives in the area and blamed the same on the al Shabaab terror group that was operating there. Last month, a similar incident left two boys dead after they tried to carry a Rocket Propelled Grenade that had been abandoned on a field in the same area. Early October , a group of children escaped death after they picked up a similar RPG from a field in Golicha, Elwak subcounty. The children were herding livestock when they stumbled on the explosive, picked it up and delivered it to the chief’s office.
Biography of a Bomb
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