On Friday night, there were three simultaneous grenade attacks in Kigali. The targets were public gathering places including a bus park near where I worked downtown. One person was killed and at least 18 people where injured. It is unclear who is responsible, though the FDLR has been responsible for other recent grenade attacks (including one in southern Rwanda while I was there) and there is a contentious Presidential election coming up this summer.
March 7th Update: There have been another set of grenade attacks in and around Kigali. It is still unclear who is responsible. Ironically, on the day prior to the most recent attacks, President Kegame gave a press conference trying to do tamp down concerns about the attacks in the prior months and the rumors of growing politcal instability.
March 7th Update: There have been another set of grenade attacks in and around Kigali. It is still unclear who is responsible. Ironically, on the day prior to the most recent attacks, President Kegame gave a press conference trying to do tamp down concerns about the attacks in the prior months and the rumors of growing politcal instability.
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