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2 children die in explosion after tinkering with RPG in Mandera

Rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) warhead. [iStockphoto]

Two children died Sunday morning after an explosive went off while they were herding goats at Iresuki village in Mandera County.

Confirming the incident, Mandera CIO Benedict Kigen said the warhead, suspected to have been launched from a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), exploded after the unsuspecting children tinkered with it.

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