lKDF soldiers arrested After detonating explosives
KDF soldiers arrested After detonating explosives
At around six in the morning on Saturday, two Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers were taken into custody following the detonation of two explosives at a neighborhood bar in Sotik, Bomet County.
One of the soldiers was off for the weekend while the other was on leave, according to the police OB. The report omitted information about whether alcohol was ingested by the two during the detonation or if there was any sort of altercation.
However, the report stated that there was a huge noise when the two grenades detonated. “Today at around 0600 hours the chairman of Chebole Trading Center notified the police that there were 2 loud sounds suspected to be gunshots within the trading centre,” according to the police report.
Officers from the Sotik Police Station raced to the location after the incident to evaluate the situation. At the bar, two grenade pins were found.”A search was conducted in the bar and two grenade pins were recovered suspected to be from grenades that caused the explosion sounds, “read part of the report. A black bag found behind the bar/restaurant counter belonged to one of the troops, who had been found during the search.
Officers discovered four explosives inside the backpack and confiscated them along with some personal belongings. The two suspects were escorted right away to the Mutarakwa Police Post, where an inventory of the things seized was done and further investigations were carried out.
Thankfully, no one was hurt when the grenades went off. Military police were then called in to help with the ongoing investigations.
