What the records say
- When
- 7 Mar 2021
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 1.82° N, 9.81° E
- Description
- series of explosions
- Deaths
- 108
- Injured
- 615
2021 Bata explosions
Explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea
During the afternoon of 7 March 2021, a series of four explosions occurred at a military barracks in the neighborhood of Nkoantoma, a district of Bata, Equatorial Guinea. At least 107 people died, and more than 600 others were injured, while significant infrastructural damage also occurred throughout the city.
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