Police report indicates that 18 people have been seriously injured in a hand grenade explosion at Remera’s Nyabisindu shopping center that occurred at 6.40 pm, but eye witnesses say that three are feared dead and the number of injured is above 20.
According to police spokesman Supt Theos Badege the injured were rushed to both Kibagabaga hospital and CHUK, but no grenade victims have been rushed to Kanombe Military hospital as many alleged.
“Right now we are not aware of any deaths we’re still waiting for further information from the doctors, but what I can assure you now is that investigations are progressing but we have not arrested any suspect yet,” said Badege.
By press time the crime scene was sealed off by police as investigations were being carried out in area of 50 meters width and 30 meters length, inside the crime scene there’re stains of blood splashed onto kiosks and on ground.
Police at the crime scene prevented our reporter from taking photographs saying this could interfere with with the investigation process.
“Can’t you see we have people from the national forensic laboratory taking photos, please don’t destruct us at the moment,” a police officer told this reporter.
Evereste Haguma one of the victims who had minor bruises on his hand noted that most people were injured during the stampede.
“This is a busy center with a lot of movements and immediately after the explosion I was pushed by people who were running for their safety. I’m yet to go to the hospital to for treatment,” narrated Haguma.
An witness explaining the incident to Christopher Bizimungu the head of Criminal Investigation Department, noted that he suspected a man came with big group of people.
“At first I saw an unfamiliar group of people, then a man came running towards them and immediately after he mingled with the group the grenade erupted, I think the team was part of the plan to confuse the public after he threw the grenade,” he explained.
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