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3 Kabwe Soldiers Injured After Device Explodes
Three military personnel in Kabwe have been seriously injured after an explosive device they were handling, exploded while they attempted to open it.
The officers, two from the Zambia Army and the other from Zambia Air force (ZAF) are admitted to Kabwe General Hospital after they allegedly attempted to open a bomb shell using a grinder. But the device exploded blowing off one officer’s hand.
Two of the officers are admitted to ward nine, while the other is in the intensive care unit and his condition has been described as critical.
Hospital sources and Central Province Commissioner of police Standwell Lungu confirmed the incident in separate interviews yesterday.
But Mr Lungu could not give further details saying investigations were underway to establish what happened. He said, however, that this could only be done once the officers were discharged from hospital.
“I can confirm that we are investigating a case in which some officers from Zambia Army and ZAF were injured but we don’t have details on what exactly happened,” he said.
But sources said the incident happened after 17:00 hours in Lukanga Township on Wednesday when the officers were allegedly trying to open a bombshell also known as a MSG60-MM using a grinder, but it exploded leaving them with serious injuries.
The three have been identified as Brian Chama a ZAF officer, Domingo Harris and Paul Sichwaya both from Zambia Army in Kabwe
Mr Sichwaya had his hand from his wrist cut off as well as forefingers on his right hand while Mr Chama sustained a cut on his palm and Domingo had a swollen arm.
Posted by Kunda
on June 20, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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who
June 20, 2014 at 11:00 am
Too bad for these guys.
Brave Men
KweKwe
June 20, 2014 at 3:59 pm
opening a bomb with a grinders..kekekekekeke..buffalo soldiers..kekekeke
id!ot!
June 20, 2014 at 11:02 am
But sources said the incident happened after 17:00 hours in Lukanga Township on Wednesday when the officers were allegedly trying to open a bombshell also known as a MSG60-MM using a grinder, but it exploded leaving them with serious injuries.
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To those that have lived in Kabwe, is there a military barracks in Lukanga Township?
safety expert
June 20, 2014 at 11:16 am
They where not thinking!!!! how do you open an explosive or a bomb shell with a grinder? gun powder with heat from the grinder. common sense is not common.
id!ot!
June 20, 2014 at 12:20 pm
The more reason why I asked if there was a barracks in that township! Was it in the line of duty or what? Something stinks here!
PARI PASU
June 20, 2014 at 12:16 pm
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy comments pliz
Kamushi
June 20, 2014 at 12:51 pm
Pathetic!!!educate dem, most chaps joined army thru nepotism & wnt to sell wat is inside doz devices!!shame on dem ba swine u’l die pofye
meme teacher
June 20, 2014 at 1:28 pm
The more reason our soldiers need a ‘friendly’ game with may be Congo. Too much theory but no practicals leads to such type of silly experiments. Surely how on earth can you use a grinder to open a bombshell! Only in Zambia.
mj banda
June 20, 2014 at 1:36 pm
Weak soldiers, how can they open a bomb using a grinder or just exposing a bomb to excessive heat. These guys are thieves and should be investigated.
ole
June 20, 2014 at 1:42 pm
backwards,#more money in yo pocket eh #endangering the lives of inocent citizens ehhh,,wat if inocent civilians were injurd,#please investogate thorougly and ARREST them
mj banda
June 20, 2014 at 1:47 pm
@Ole, spot on, these are thieves baba. They should be investigated and arrested
ole
June 20, 2014 at 1:55 pm
True story mj because next time tikamvela @ they used grenads to catch thieves,,strict disciplin mu military pliz,,
Disaster
June 20, 2014 at 6:13 pm
sad development. be careful next time
Ndeloleshafye
June 20, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Bushe bushe kuti wateka shani imbwa ishibosa take them to Sudan or Congo DRC OR Syria
never-taken-soldier
June 20, 2014 at 10:16 pm
That’s what happens when your training methods and data is out of date . I KOW THEY WILL NEVER DO SUCH A THING IN THEIR LIVES coz now they know that boms kill and word of advise pliz the army commander take the soldier to a battlefield or where their is wars coz they are just killing them selves. KAYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BooooooooM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One leg out
zacaria
June 20, 2014 at 11:56 pm
they may have been after something special
Susu
July 8, 2014 at 7:31 pm
Two have since died. The zaf man and the buffalo whose hand ws chopped off. RIP bros!!!!