An improvised explosive device, IED, planted in a local cinema in Butembo in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo went off injuring three people, Anadolu news agency reports.
Paul Ngoma, the Chief of police in the town told the Turkish news agency, Anadolu, that the blast occurred at a makeshift cinema at 18h20 local time. Kamate Cleophas, a survivor of the incident, told the Anadolu that the device was planted under a wooden seat.
“Three of us who were in the movie theater were injured by nails ejected at the time of the explosion,” he added. Police reportedly earlier in the day were alerted by some people after the discovery of two IEDs in one district of the two.
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Source: The North Africa Post
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