Corporal Kakom Kouack Blood, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for wilfully setting fire to the depot in the capital, Brazzaville.Twenty-six others blamed at the time on a short-circuit that caused a fire.The explosions wounded more than 2,300 and left 17,000 homeless.Explosion was so powerful that homes and buildings miles away got windows blown in roofs damaged & people blown away.The criminal court in Brazzaville also sentenced the former deputy secretary general to the national security council to five years' hard labor for his role in the explosions.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Congo explosions: Soldiers jailed by Brazzaville court
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24035538
Corporal Kakom Kouack Blood, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for wilfully setting fire to the depot in the capital, Brazzaville.Twenty-six others blamed at the time on a short-circuit that caused a fire.The explosions wounded more than 2,300 and left 17,000 homeless.Explosion was so powerful that homes and buildings miles away got windows blown in roofs damaged & people blown away.The criminal court in Brazzaville also sentenced the former deputy secretary general to the national security council to five years' hard labor for his role in the explosions.
Corporal Kakom Kouack Blood, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for wilfully setting fire to the depot in the capital, Brazzaville.Twenty-six others blamed at the time on a short-circuit that caused a fire.The explosions wounded more than 2,300 and left 17,000 homeless.Explosion was so powerful that homes and buildings miles away got windows blown in roofs damaged & people blown away.The criminal court in Brazzaville also sentenced the former deputy secretary general to the national security council to five years' hard labor for his role in the explosions.
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I'm felling the summary. It's very intense.
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ReplyDeleteWhat proof do they have proving that he set the fire, and what was his reason for causing the explosion?
ReplyDeleteSo they're pretty much blaming everyone? That's messed up.
ReplyDeleteWhy did he start the fire? Is 15 years of hard labour the equivalent to 15 years in prison?
ReplyDeleteWhat was the reasoning on him starting a fire? Everyone have their reasons for things so you never know.
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