Grenades Cheaper Than a Coke Menace Central African Republic
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As Captain Victor leads a team of Spanish special forces on a night patrol in the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui, one thing worries him most: Chinese-made hand grenades that sell for less than a soft drink.
“Locals use hand grenades because they are very cheap, they are cheaper than a can of Coke,” Victor, 29, said as he adjusted his helmet and night-vision goggles. He and other troops spoke on condition that their last names weren’t used because their military’s policy prohibited it.