The city of Bata was rocked by a series of explosions at a military barracks on SundayHundreds are injured and more than a dozen dead after a series of large explosions rocked the city of Bata in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. At least 17 people have been killed and some 420 injured in the blasts, the Ministry of Education said, citing hospital reports. 'Pain has hit Equatorial Guinea again right in the middle of its fight against the coronavirus pandemic with explosions this Sunday in the Rapid Intervention Barracks in Nkoantoma, in city of Bata. 'Following developments in Equatorial Guinea with concern after the explosions in the city of Bata,' said Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya on Twitter. The blast comes as Equatorial Guinea, an oil producer, is suffering a double economic shock linked to the coronavirus pandemic and a drop in the price of crude, which provides around three-quarters of state revenue.

Source: Daily Mail March 07, 2021 18:56 UTC