Lt_Cody
07-11-2005, 18:14
...become nominees for Darwin Award (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9932905/)
Three die in Bosnia playing catch with grenade
Witnesses say weapon exploded as youths tossed it to each other
Updated: 8:17 a.m. ET Nov. 5, 2005
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia - A hand grenade being used instead of a ball in a game of catch exploded early on Saturday killing three youths in this Bosnian town, police and news agencies said.
Two youths aged 19 and 20, one of them from neighboring Croatia, were killed instantly while a 20-year-old woman died on her way to hospital, police said. Her sister was slightly injured but two other youths suffered serious injuries.
The blast occurred at 2:00 a.m. (8pm ET Friday) in the western town of Novi Grad at a place in the town center frequented by youngsters. Police said an inquiry was under way and declined further comment. It was not clear why the grenade exploded.
ONASA news agency quoted witnesses as saying the youths tossed the hand grenade to each other before it exploded in the hands of one of them.
Bosnia is awash with illegal weapons left over from the 1992-95 war and tragic incidents are frequent despite several successful campaigns by international peacekeepers and police to get people to hand over illegal weapons.
This might've been different if they stepped on one or activated it accidentally, but these guys were actually playing with it...and they're not that young to not know what a grenade is! They were obviously influenced by Beavus and Butthead, we must censor television! :D
Three die in Bosnia playing catch with grenade
Witnesses say weapon exploded as youths tossed it to each other
Updated: 8:17 a.m. ET Nov. 5, 2005
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia - A hand grenade being used instead of a ball in a game of catch exploded early on Saturday killing three youths in this Bosnian town, police and news agencies said.
Two youths aged 19 and 20, one of them from neighboring Croatia, were killed instantly while a 20-year-old woman died on her way to hospital, police said. Her sister was slightly injured but two other youths suffered serious injuries.
The blast occurred at 2:00 a.m. (8pm ET Friday) in the western town of Novi Grad at a place in the town center frequented by youngsters. Police said an inquiry was under way and declined further comment. It was not clear why the grenade exploded.
ONASA news agency quoted witnesses as saying the youths tossed the hand grenade to each other before it exploded in the hands of one of them.
Bosnia is awash with illegal weapons left over from the 1992-95 war and tragic incidents are frequent despite several successful campaigns by international peacekeepers and police to get people to hand over illegal weapons.
This might've been different if they stepped on one or activated it accidentally, but these guys were actually playing with it...and they're not that young to not know what a grenade is! They were obviously influenced by Beavus and Butthead, we must censor television! :D