Huge explosions in Equatorial Guinea’s Bata kill 17, wound 400
Al Jazeera
Cause of blasts at military base not immediately clear; local TV shows people pulling bodies from rubble.
At least 17 people have been killed and more than 400 wounded in a series of powerful explosions at a military base in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city of Bata, according to the country’s health ministry. The cause of the blasts on Sunday was not immediately clear. Early reports suggested they might have come from the armoury, according to a journalist with the local TVGE channel. The health ministry said on Twitter there were 17 deaths, while the number of wounded people stood at 420.
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