Grenade explosion shocks Dzaleka camp residents

Dzaleka Refugee Camp grenade attack victim taken to the hospital


By Vincent Gunde

DOWA-(MaraviPost)-A Refugee Rights Advocate Innocent Magambi has expressed worrisome over the grenade that exploded on Wednesday inside the Dzaleka Camp in Dowa district arguing that it poses threat and element of an attack from the enemy.

Magambi said whoever the enemy might who carried out the attack in the camp does not represent refugees and asylum seekers.

Speaking in a telephone interview, Magambi expects the police to look at the pieces of the grenade to establish whether it is Malawian or foreign and other details.

Magambi said from the information gathered, the person who was critically injured, is one of the first people who came to Dzaleka Refugee Camp when it was established in 1994.

The victim is identified asButoyi Balthazar saying he is a community leader and owns a few business in the camp.

He said Balthazar’s daughter aged 23 died last year in February and his son, 26 years old died in February, this year saying the two, were the only adult children born in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp.

“Dzaleka residents are all in shock, they don’t know what really happened for the grenade to explode, we are still waiting for the police to release full details for the attack,’’ he said.

Following the grenade that exploded on Wednesday, five people were injured.

They were rushed to the Dowa District Hospital where they are receiving treatment, and Police officers are on the ground to establish what really happened for the grenade to explode inside Dzaleka Refugee Camp.

Malawi Police are to come up with the comprehensive report on the matter as one person is in custody for being behind the attack.


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