At Least 20 Dead, 600 Hurt In Equatorial Guinea Blasts
The explosion at 4 pm local time was due to the “negligent handling of dynamite” in the military barracks located in the neighbourhood of Mondong Nkuantoma in Bata. AP Photo Associated Press (AP) 2021-03-08T09:14:37+05:30 At Least 20 Dead, 600 Hurt In Equatorial Guinea Blasts outlookindia.com 2021-03-08T09:24:09+05:30
A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said.
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the explosion at 4 pm local time was due to the “negligent handling of dynamite” in the military barracks located in the neighbourhood of Mondong Nkuantoma in Bata.
Equatorial Guinea: At least 20 dead and 600 wounded in military barracks blasts
7 Mar, 2021 09:21 PM
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At least 17 people have died and hundreds of others have been injured in an explosion at a military camp in Equatorial Guinea.
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At least 17 people have died and hundreds of others have been injured in an explosion at a military camp in Equatorial Guinea.
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By: Sam Mednick and Joseph Wilson
A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday (local time), authorities said.
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said in a statement read on state television that the explosion was due to the negligent handling of dynamite in the military barracks located in the neighbourhood of Mondong Nkuantoma in Bata.