Two killed in Madagascar concert blast

President Hery Rajaonarimampianina called the blast an "unacceptable terrorist act"


Reuters June 27, 2016
Wounded people sit at the University Hospital of Antananarivo (HJRA) to receive first aid after a bomb blast around 7.30 pm local time at Mahamasina Stadium during Malagasy Independence Day causing 84 wounded and 2 dead on June 26, 2016 PHOTO: AFP

Two people were killed and dozens injured by an explosion during an Independence Day concert in Madagascar's capital late on Sunday, police said.

President Hery Rajaonarimampianina called the blast an "unacceptable terrorist act", when he visited the 72 people wounded in hospital. Police said the explosive device at the open-air Mahamasina stadium was likely a grenade.

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A similar attack on a concert after the inauguration of Rajaonarimampianina in January 2014 killed one child.

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