Ukrainian bowler throws grenade instead of ball injuring two in rebel-held territory
It is believed that a man and woman were taken to hospital
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Your support makes all the difference.It was an explosive round of bowling - literally.
Two people were injured after an individual rolled at grenade, rather than a ball, down a lane at a bowling alley in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.
The separatist-held parts of Luhansk region have seen a spate of accidents recently because of careless use of explosives, emergency services official Sergei Ivanushkin said earlier today according to a separatist-run news agency.
Mr Ivanushkin said that a man and a woman had been hospitalised as a result of the explosion. Neither are believed to be suffered life-threatening injuries.
The blast occurred at a "cheburechnaya" — a restaurant serving fried pastries — that also offered duckpin bowling, which uses a ball without holes on a relatively short lane.
East Ukraine has been wracked by war for almost a year, during which time the region has become flooded with small arms and grenades.
Associated Press
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