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WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE TRAPPED IN A BOMB EXPLOSION...GOD FORBID!!

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This is making rounds on whatsapp... As received; Dear All, Bomb explo sions are becoming the order of the day in Kenya. They have actually turned out to be real and one cannot afford to brush them off as their impact is devastating! Though it is not expressly possible to stop their occurrences, something can be done to reduce the fatality and injury rates through awareness initiatives. Today, I will share with you information related to “WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE TRAPPED IN A BOMB EXPLOSION”. Most explosives are designed to detonate in a "flower bouquet" pattern throwing the bomb fragments horizontally between two and six feet above the ground. This pattern escalates the likelihood of hitting standing humans by these fragments. Therefore, the best place to be in an event of an explosion is to lay flat on your chest on the ground with the soles of your feet facing the area of the blast. Stay calm and extend your legs moderately apart: if you tighten them toge