Grenade blast wounds 33 at Ethiopian bus station

Reuters

Thu Jan 15, 2009

ADDIS ABABA – An apparently accidental hand-grenade explosion wounded 33 people, nine seriously, on Thursday at the central bus station in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, police said.

“This does not appear to be a terrorist attack. It seems a passenger was carrying the grenade in their luggage and it detonated accidentally,” federal police commander Demash Hailu told Reuters.

In the past, Ethiopia has accused arch-foe Eritrea of backing rebels who have bombed civilian targets in Addis Ababa.

Blasts at two petrol stations killed two people a day after local, regional and federal elections in April 2008, then a bomb tore through a minibus taxi a month later, killing six.

3 Responses to “Grenade blast wounds 33 at Ethiopian bus station”


  1. 1 Shegute Jan 15th, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    A passenger was carrying the grenade in their luggage and it detonated accidentally? wow…. who is allowed to carry grenade in their luggage? this is crazy!

  2. 2 Melkamu Jan 16th, 2009 at 4:37 am

    Our government is always denying responsibility. I’m really sorry for what has happened. I pray for GOD to Care of this poor nation.

  3. 3 Malcolm Pickup Jan 16th, 2009 at 7:46 am

    This is just crass stupidity. Any fool knows how dangerous a hand grenade can be. The culprit should be thrown in jail straight away.

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