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Soldier arrested for trying to blow up ex-wife, in-laws in Busia

A military officer was on Saturday arrested in Busia after a botched attempt to blow up his ex-wife and in-laws following a disagreement over the custody of their children. 

DCI detectives said the Kenya Defence Force (KDF) officer was arrested at the home of his in-laws in Marachi Central after a smoke grenade he tried to detonate failed to explode.

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