In Croatia, a man died and four people were injured in a grenade explosion during a party in a building in Knin.
One person died and four others were injured on Saturday in a grenade explosion during a party in an apartment building in Knin, southern Croatia, police said on Sunday.
According to the first elements of the investigation, a 25-year-old man took out a hand grenade during the party and handed it to another person. Improper handling caused the grenade to explode, killing one man and injuring four other people, including a minor, according to police.
The injured were hospitalized in Knin and their condition is stable, a hospital source said.
An investigation was opened to establish the circumstances of the acquisition and possession of the explosive device.
Knin, where the explosion occurred, was one of the main battlefields during the Croatian war of independence from the former Yugoslavia (1991-1995).
Croatian police have for years been running a campaign called “Fewer Guns, Fewer Tragedies”, which aims to encourage citizens to hand in their illegal weapons and ammunition in order to reduce violence and gun-related incidents.
Since the beginning of 2024, the police of the Sibenik-Knin department, where the town of Knin is located, have counted 5,091 cases of voluntary surrender of weapons and explosive devices. The police thus collected 33 firearms, 4,986 various ammunition, 32 explosive devices and 18.4 kilos of explosives.
As part of police operations, 60 firearms, 999 ammunition, 134 pyrotechnic devices and 1.5 kilos of explosives were seized.
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