Two pupils have been killed and two others injured critically following an explosion in Omel Sub County, Gulu district.
According to Bosco Abonga the Deputy Speaker of Omel Sub County, the deceased are Ronald Rubangakene,12 and Morris Opiyo,13.
Those who were injured are Derrick Okello,13 and Brian Rubangakene,12 all pupils of Bul Kur Primary School in Bul Kur ‘’B’’ Village who are currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.
The incident occurred at around mid-day on Wednesday along Ogwari Road as the pupils were on their way home.
He explains that the minor branched into a bush along the road to harvest brooms where they discovered the unexploded ordnance and picked it.
They then started playing with the explosive hitting it on a tree log prompting it to explode killing the two instantly.
Abonga says that the other two victims sustained deep cuts on the stomach and arms.
A team of security detectives had cordoned the scene by the time of publishing this story.
