In the incident, which took place on Saturday, according to the National Police, cited by Angop, two minors, aged 14 and 15, died while the third victim was injured.
According to the police, the survivor, who receives treatment in the municipal hospital of Cacuaco and is out of danger, said that the explosion happened when they hammered a war material, located on the outskirts of the 100th Tank Unit of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA).
In December 2019, the explosion of a mill caused 13 injuries in the area of the post office market, Golf District, Kilamba Kiaxi municipality, outside Luanda.
Angola has released 90 percent of suspected mined areas in the past five years, but remains on the list of the ten most contaminated states in the world, the result of more than three decades of war.
With more than 100 kilometers of land suspected of having landmines and other traces of weapons, 18 years after the end of the war, the country continues to record deaths and mutilations of its citizens due to explosions of devices.
