Rwanda investigates grenade explosion in barbershop

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Fri, 8 May 2020 Source: bbc.com

Police in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, have opened investigations into a grenade explosion in a barbershop on Thursday evening that killed one person and injured 11 others.

In a statement, they said the victim, a 25-year-old man identified as Tunezerwe Jean Paul, had tried to show the barber, Niyikiza Pacific, something he was carrying in his pocket before the explosion.

"Inside his pocket was a smoke-emitting grenade. On seeing the grenade Nyikiza immediately told Tunezerwe to get out of the salon and in the process the grenade detonated," the police statement said.

Two children aged eight and 12 were among those injured, the police said.

They ruled out terrorism as a motive.