Rwanda: Six people confirmed dead from Kigali grenade explosion
By RNA Reporters
August 12, 2010
Kigali: At least 6 people are dead from the large blast that rocked a busy area of Kigali center Wednesday evening – which is going to change the lives of many people who were seriously injured.
Police arrested 3 people on the scene, and spokesman Eric Kayiranga said Thursday that no new details were available as yet, as investigations continue.
At about 20minutes to 19:00hours, a large explosion went off as people hurried to go home during the rush hour, according to witnesses working at the Rubangura area. The bomb exploded at the exact spot where taxis headed for Nyamirambo park.
Compared to a similar explosion earlier this year, witnesses say the Wednesday blast was larger, louder and more destructive. No building was affected, but several taxis were damaged. A motorcycle could be seen completely destroyed.
The RNA reporter who visited the Kigali Central Hospital says he counted 12 people undergoing treatment – some with life-threatening injuries. The injured include two young children aged about 5 or 6 years.
Two young men were in the intensive care unit undergoing surgery, says our reporter.
Another victim named Kalisa (27) said he only remembers seeing what he described as a “blue Toyota” vehicle passing by him. The next thing I woke up hospital, narrated Kalisa.
An unidentified woman lost her eye in the explosion.
Doctors at the Kigali hospital say all the injured will fully recover, but that they need a lot of counseling from the trauma of the explosion.
All of Thursday, business had returned to normal at the blast area, but what is noticeable is the tightened security. Soldiers and police officers can be seen at every corner of the area, and in increased presence from the pre-election period.
Police have not been providing as much detail on the casualties – which some sources say are much higher than known. Some are reported to be getting treatment in other health centers around Kigali.
posted by Mamadou Kouyate @ 7:57 PM
1 Comments:
What is happening now in Rwanda is similar to what RPFrebels were doing in 1992 and 1993 under Habyarimana's regime. Those acts are today labelled as terrorist while under Habyarimana's governement these guys in power today could not accept that their actions were in fact terrorist. Ther is a need to recognize that there are serious problems in Rwanda and seek for lasting solutions instead continuing propagating lies and displaying arrogance. Rwanda is meant to belong to Hutu, Tutsi and Twa. Any exclusion cannot profitable to the country, therefore leaders should be wise and humble to seat in the same table with their ennemies in order to find solutions. Otherwise those acts will never stop!
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