Accidental grenade blast kills two in Yemen

Published December 5th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Two Yemenis were killed and a third was injured when a grenade exploded accidentally in the capital of Sana'a at dawn Wednesday, according to witnesses. 

 

The explosion took place near a slaughterhouse in the northwestern part of the capital, they detailed, according to an AFP report.  

 

Yemeni security forces rushed to the scene and launched an investigation into the blast. The two men had been handling the grenade when it exploded, killing them on the spot and seriously injuring a passer-by, the witnesses added. (Albawaba.com)

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