Five Tanzanian children killed playing with grenade
A picture of a hand grenade. Five children were killed on Wednesday while playing with a grenade at a school in Tanzania. FILE PHOTO
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The victims were all aged between seven and nine years old.
At least five children were killed on Wednesday while playing with a grenade at a school in northern Tanzania.
"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.
