Dynamite Explosions at Army Base in Equatorial Guinea Kill at Least 15

Large cloud of white smoke rising behind a residential building after a series of large explosions at a military base in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, on March 7, 2021. Screenshot/Courtesy of Modibo Mangoule via Reuters

MALABO—A series of large explosions at a military base that killed at least 15 people in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday were the result of negligence related to the use of dynamite, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said.

Another 500 people were injured in the blasts that rocked the city of Bata.