The explosives were found in Gafuku village of Gikombe Cell, Rubavu Sector.
The Executive Secretary of Gikombe Cell, Caritas Mukamuyango, confirmed the development to IGIHE, noting that on Sunday, children who were playing and searching for scrap metals discovered the site where the 58 explosives were buried.
The area is currently secured and marked by guards, according to Mukamuyango.
The explosives include nineteen ’60 mm mortar’, five Katyusha rocket launchers and others.
The incident follows three others in which grenades were recovered in the district.
In 1994, the region is believed to have served as headquarters for Interahamwe Militias, where they kept their weapons.
Locals from the area expressed their surprise, observing that the site was used for agricultural purposes and that they didn’t know there were explosives.
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