Boys Survive Hand Grenade Blast

TWO boys survived death on Sunday when they strayed across a live hand grenade tucked in a garbage bin, reports Steven Candia.The Police said the boys wrapped the explosive in a polythene before delivering it to a near-by Police post.The boys allegedly picked the grenade from a garbage bin in Wankoko in Kampala’s Industrial Area on the Old Port Bell Road. The explosive, still looking new, was handed over to ballistic experts attached to Jinja Road Police Station.Kampala Police chief Ahmed Wafuba, full of praise for the boys, said their action was based on being informed.“First of all, they strayed on the explosive. They wrapped it up and took it to a near-by Police post,” Wafuba said.“That grenade could have killed or injured lots of people if these two kids played with it. They did a very good job. They must have known the risk the explosive posed,” he added.He advised the public not to tamper with such explosives but report to the Police.Ends