The remaining soldiers sighed with relief as the fragments from the shattered robot settled on the ground . Major-general Thomson led them in examining the debris . It was made up of a motor strong enough to operate a four-wheel drive vehicle .At the midist was a large magazine containing several thousands of live ammunition . The magazine was unaffected by the blast . Apparently,it was remote-controlled , though it was not conclusive as the circuit had been split into pieces .
Thomson kicked the pieces as he looked at the bodies of some of the soldiers littering around . He had narrowly missed being in the same state had he not rushed for cover in the tankers immediately he saw it jetting out of the ground . He was both angry and prayerful that he had cheated death twice within a span of
