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Watoto saba wameuawa katika mlipuko uliotokea katika eneo la Margba, kijiji cha Tone Prefecture, kaskazini mwa nchi hiyo, ambalo limekuwa katika hali ya hatari tangu Juni mwaka jana.
Katika taarifa, jeshi la Togo lilisema mlipuko ambao chanzo chake hakijajulikana ulisababisha vifo vya watoto saba wenye umri kati ya 14-18 na kusababisha majeraha kwa wengine wawili wakupokuwa wakitoka kwenye sherehe za Eid al-Adha na uchunguzi unaendelea kubaini wahusika.
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Seven children have been killed in a blast at Margba, a village in Tone Prefecture, in Savanna, the northernmost region of the country, which has been under a state of emergency since last June.
In a statement, the Togolese army said Sunday’s blast caused the death of seven children and caused injuries to two others but did not give other details. The victims were between the ages of 14 and 18, a medical source at the regional hospital in Dapaong, told Reuters anonymously.
“An investigation is opened to clarify the circumstances of this explosion and identify the perpetrators,” the statement added.
The youngsters were returning home at night from celebrations of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.
There are concerns among the local population that the blast may be the work of armed groups which are gradually snaking into the country from neighbouring Burkina Faso, which has become the epicentre of conflict in the Sahel.
Since June 13, the Savannah region has been under state of emergency since June 13 following a decree signed by President Faure Gnassingbe following a deadly attack against the Togolese army.
Source: Al Jazeera
Katika taarifa, jeshi la Togo lilisema mlipuko ambao chanzo chake hakijajulikana ulisababisha vifo vya watoto saba wenye umri kati ya 14-18 na kusababisha majeraha kwa wengine wawili wakupokuwa wakitoka kwenye sherehe za Eid al-Adha na uchunguzi unaendelea kubaini wahusika.
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Seven children have been killed in a blast at Margba, a village in Tone Prefecture, in Savanna, the northernmost region of the country, which has been under a state of emergency since last June.
In a statement, the Togolese army said Sunday’s blast caused the death of seven children and caused injuries to two others but did not give other details. The victims were between the ages of 14 and 18, a medical source at the regional hospital in Dapaong, told Reuters anonymously.
“An investigation is opened to clarify the circumstances of this explosion and identify the perpetrators,” the statement added.
The youngsters were returning home at night from celebrations of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.
There are concerns among the local population that the blast may be the work of armed groups which are gradually snaking into the country from neighbouring Burkina Faso, which has become the epicentre of conflict in the Sahel.
Since June 13, the Savannah region has been under state of emergency since June 13 following a decree signed by President Faure Gnassingbe following a deadly attack against the Togolese army.
Source: Al Jazeera
