One killed, eight wounded in grenade attack in Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - A police official in Rwanda says a grenade blast has killed one person and wounded eight.

The attack happened in a busy area of Kigali, the capital, as people returned home from work on Tuesday evening.

Police spokesman Theos Badege, called the blast an isolated incident and not the act of a terror network. He said one person was killed and eight were wounded.

Rwanda saw a series of grenade blasts in 2010 but the capital had not seen any since then.

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