At least 17 people were killed and 30 others injured after the explosion of the armory of military camp in Nyonolo, Mbuji -Mayi, Kasai – Oriental.
The provincial governor , Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji attributed the explosion to lightning. Among the dead, two injured, including a 3 year old girl , who died from their injuries after being taken to hospital. A government delegation arrived in Mbuji -Mayi to inquire about the situation.
The provincial governor presented this report to the delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister in charge of national defense, Alexandre Luba Ntambo , after visits to the scene of the accident and health facilities in Mbuji -Mayi.
According Ngoyi Kasanji , 14 bodies of victims of the explosion are kept in the morgue of the nearby polyclinic.
Radio Okapi
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