[jsalcedo]

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - A hand grenade being used instead of a ball in a game of catch exploded early on Saturday killing three youths in this Bosnian town, police and news agencies said.


Two youths aged 19 and 20, one of them from neighboring Croatia, were killed instantly while a 20-year-old woman died on her way to hospital, police said. Her sister was slightly injured but two other youths suffered serious injuries.

The blast occurred at 2:00 a.m. in the western town of Novi Grad at a place in the town center frequented by youngsters. Police said an inquiry was under way and declined further comment. It was not clear why the grenade exploded.

ONASA news agency quoted witnesses as saying the youths tossed the hand grenade to each other before it exploded in the hands of one of them.

Bosnia is awash with illegal weapons left over from the 1992-95 war and tragic incidents are frequent despite several successful campaigns by international peacekeepers and police to get people to hand over illegal weapons.

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[dracphelan]

No, no, no.
Someone buy them a Davey Crockett.

There are to many stupid people in the world. Anything that cleanses the gene pool is good.

[The Viking]

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - It was not clear why the grenade exploded.
Where have I heard this before...Oh yeah: "The gun just went of...IT IS EVIL!!!" :rolleyes:
The grenade might have been a safety pin short...

[Henry Bowman]

Sad, but... The blast occurred at 2:00 a.m. in the western town of Novi Grad at a place in the town center frequented by youngsters. Wonder if alcohol was involved? It was not clear why the grenade exploded. that's what they are supposed to do. ONASA news agency quoted witnesses as saying the youths tossed the hand grenade to each other before it exploded in the hands of one of them.This game used to be called "hot potato." Back in the '60 there was a game called "Time Bomb." It was this black hard plastic ball with a red cap and "fuse." You would twist the cap to wind an "oven timer"-like thing.
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[Spiggy]

stupidity seems to grow on trees nowadays, even the reporters didnt know grenades explode!

[foghornl]

Having never been in any branch of the US Armed Forces, I STILL can grasp the concept that hand grenades EXPLODE, sending many pointy things in a lot of directions VERY fast.:neener:

Another gallon of Chlorine of the gene pool, please

A childhood friend had the "Time Bomb" game that Mr. Bowman showed us.

[jsalcedo]

hand grenades EXPLODE, sending many pointy things in a lot of directions VERY fast.

Looks like they all caught it in the end....

[GhostRider66]

Bring forth the Holy Hand Grenade of Bosnia....:evil:

[enfield303]

"Three shall be the number of thy counting. Two shalt thou not count except on thy way to three. Four is right out."

I wonder if calling strike three had anything to do with it?

[Tory]

"'Three shall be the number of thy counting. Two shalt thou not count except on thy way to three. Four is right out.'"

Actually, it's" Goeth though NOT to Four and FIVE is right out!" :what:

[pharmer]

At least it didn't happen here. About 10 or 15 years ago, a group of young campers found an old grenade on a former base. They dutifully brought it back to camp and after fooling with it, threw it in their campfire. Some time later there was an expected result. Can't remember how much the lawyers got for the families. Joe

[ACORN]

You guys crack me up!:)

[Standing Wolf]

A hand grenade being used instead of a ball in a game of catch exploded early on Saturday...

Sun rose in east, too.

[Hypnogator]

Dare I say it?

Oh well, what the hey!

Remember, kiddies, once the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend! :neener:

[nfl1990]

Well at least they didn't play baseball with it,
And here's the first pitch... BOOM

[scout26]

It was not clear why the grenade exploded.

Hypnogator beat me to it.

[Hardtarget]

How does 19 and 20 years old qualify as "youngsters". Seems to me they're several years past the youngster stage of life.
Mark.

[oldschool]

Ok, I just gotta ask. If that was the only "ball" they had to play with why didn't they unscrew the fuse/detonator:scrutiny: Agreed, alcohol or drugs had to be involved.
I have a few thought on where some of these “balls” need to be found but they don’t belong on the Highroad:evil:

[Strings]

So... how DO you say "hey y'all, watch this!" in Russian? I THINK that's the right language...

And Hypnogator beat mee, too... :(

[Waitone]

We all assume they were playing ball. Suppose to be supposing they weren't playing ball but were playing Audey Murphy where he and one of his guys play catch with a grenade before tossing it into a room full of evil Chermans. I can see a reporter ignoring kids playing Audey Murphy and latch onto the catch part.

Hey, I'm just lookin' at all possiblities. :scrutiny:

[tc300mag1]

Wonder if this started with a "Hey you all watch this "

or " Here Hold my Beer and Watch This "

[walking arsenal]

Pull the pin, drop the pin, throw the grenade.

[GunnySkox]

Okay, okay. Hollon. I think I've got it this time.

Pull the pin.. Drop the grenade.. Throw the pin- Hacha!

Oh, jeez.

~GnSx