Friday, February 18, 2011

Gongo La Mboto Blasts in Dar Es Salaam

We bombed ourself twice, accidentally..God help us
At least 32 people have been killed in explosions after an accident at an army base in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, officials say.The multiple blasts from various arms depots lasted several hours at the Gongola Mboto military base.The city's airport was reported to have been closed after the blasts, the British Foreign Office said.
Remains of the exploded bombs in residential areas..


Residents were encouraged to stay inside their homes and away from windows after the explosions.
Debris was hurled across the city and army chief of staff Gen Abdurahman Shimbo said 32 people had died, most of them residents in neighbouring areas.

Mr Pinda told the National Assembly that at least 4,000 people were sheltering at the National Stadium, and warned the death toll could increase.


Kamanda Kova took the matter to ITV 
You know what they say about fidgeters..

People have died, property has been destroyed and over thousands of people are now homeless... 









This is just a year after explosions at an ammunition depot at Mbagala army base near Dar es Salaam in the spring of 2009  which resulted to some citizens left with life long side effects  like lack of hearing being the most common....
The President Visited the Gongo la Mboto Area too





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