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5 Notable deaths
 by hand grenade

Henning von Tresckow

German general.

Born January 10th, 1901 in Magdeburg.

Died July 21st, 1944 at 43 years old in Białystok (hand grenade).

Woo Bum-kon

South korean spree killer, mass murderer and off-duty police officer who got drunk and killed 57 people with rifles and hand grenades, injured a further 38, before blowing himself up with one of his hand grenades on april 27, 1982.

Born February 24th, 1955 in Busan.

Died April 28th, 1982 at 27 years old in Uiryeong County (hand grenade).

Ernst-Robert Grawitz

German general; reichsarzt; facilitated medical torture and experiments on nazi concentration camp inmates.

Born June 8th, 1899 in Charlottenburg.

Died April 24th, 1945 at 45 years old in Babelsberg (hand grenade).

Mohamed Boudiaf

President of algeria (1919-1992).

Born June 23rd, 1919 in M'Sila, Ouled Madhi. [ref]

Died June 29th, 1992 at 73 years old in Annaba (hand grenade). [ref]

Moshe Barazani

Member of lehi.

Born June 14th, 1926 in Baghdad.

Died April 21st, 1947 at 20 years old in Jerusalem (hand grenade).

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