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Five Tanzanian children killed playing with grenade

Five Tanzanian children killed playing with grenade

November 08, 2017 | 05:18 PM
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At least five children were killed Wednesday while playing with a grenade at a school in northern Tanzania, a local official told AFP."We regret the death of five children, there are 23 others injured," said Adroniz Rurindoli, a local government official in the Ngara region, where the school is located."The accident happened this morning (Wednesday). The children were playing with this grenade which they thought was just a simple metallic object," he said.Rurindoli said the victims were all aged between seven and nine years old.
November 08, 2017 | 05:18 PM