2011 Dar es Salaam explosions

Dar es Salaam explosion 2011-02-16.jpg As seen from the dorms of UDSM in Ubungo District. Tanzania 06 52 35 S 39 08 56 E region:TZ-02-type:event it 16 February 2011 8:30 pm EAT (first explosion) Gongolamboto, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 20–32 dead, 300 injured The 2011 Dar es Salaam explosions were a series of store ammunition explosions at an ammunition depot in Gongolamboto ward of Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that killed 20–32 people.Stephanie Boyd One News Page http://www.onenewspage.com/news/Africa/20110217/19745460/Arms-depot-explosion-kills-32-in-Dar-es.htm February 17, 2011 February 17, 2011 Arms depot explosion kills 32 in Dar es Salaam According to officials at the base, the first explosion was at 8:30 pm local time.Edward Qorro and Mkinga Mkinga The Citizen Reporters February 17, 2011 February 18, 2011 Ill-fated military base out of bounds: TPDF http://thecitizen.co.tz/news/51-other-news/8340-ill-fated-military-base-out-of-bounds-tpdf.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110722151308/http://thecitizen.co.tz/news/51-other-news/8340-ill-fated-military-base-out-of-bounds-tpdf.html dead July 22, 2011 Being the second explosion in two years of an ammunition depot near a populated area, several groups questioned the locations of these centers and requested they be moved. Reports indicate that 23 military structures, two homes and a school were destroyed.Vatican Radio February 17, 2011 February 17, 2011 Explosion causes mayhem in Tanzania http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=463072 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727195021/http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=463072 July 27, 2011 dead The first of several reported explosions was at around 10 pm local time, and eyewitnesses reported that intermittent explosions occurred during the following hour for two minutes at a time.Mwanakijiji CNN February 16, 2011 February 17, 2011 Explosion in army armory in Dar-Tanzania kills many and injure many more http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-556802?ref=feeds%2Foncnn Media reports said that between 20 and 32 people were killed by the blasts and that 300 more were injured as homes were flattened and debris fell from the sky. The deaths were either directly from the explosions or from the effects of high blood pressure.Gadiosa Lamtey IPP Media February 18, 2011 February 18, 2011 Vulnerable Dar in tears http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=26173 Debris was reported as far as 15 km mi on away from the base. At least 200 children were reported to be missing their parents as well; it was unknown whether their parents were missing from the explosions or were separated during the evacuation.Ali Sultan 680 The Associated Press 25 killed in Tanzania blasts after accidental explosion at military base in capital city http://www.680news.com/news/world/article/184960--25-killed-in-tanzania-blasts-after-accidental-explosion-at-military-base-in-capital-city 2011-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707065458/http://www.680news.com/news/world/article/184960--25-killed-in-tanzania-blasts-after-accidental-explosion-at-military-base-in-capital-city 2011-07-07 dead Immediately following the incident, officials in the city ordered all residents within a 10 km mi on radius of the military base to evacuate. An estimated 4,000 residents fled their homes. Residents in the city began calling for the resignation of Defence and National Service minister, Hussein Mwinyi, and the chief of defence forces, General Davis Mwamunyange.Lucas Liganga The Citizen Chief Reporter February 17, 2011 February 17, 2011 Fury over bomb blasts http://thecitizen.co.tz/component/content/article/37-tanzania-top-news-story/8344-fury-over-bomb-blasts.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110221113014/http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/component/content/article/37-tanzania-top-news-story/8344-fury-over-bomb-blasts.html dead February 21, 2011 On February 17, an investigation was launched to find the cause of the explosions. The country's main airport, the Julius Nyerere International Airport, was also temporarily shut down.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12490089 Tanzania blasts: At least 20 dead in Dar es Salaam 17 February 2011 BBC News 12 October 2014 A similar incident occurred in April 2009 at the Mbagala ward of the city.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8024656.stm Deadly blasts rock Tanzanian city 29 April 2009 BBC News 12 October 2014 References Category:2011 Dar es Salaam bomb disaster no no no no no no no no no 2011 DAR explosions Category:2011 explosions Category:2011 in Tanzania Category:Explosions in Tanzania Category:2011 disasters in Africa Category:21st-century disasters in Tanzania Category:Ammunition depot fires and explosions Category:History of Dar es Salaam Category:2011 in military history Category:Military history of Tanzania