SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Three children were killed and two others suffered injuries when a “toy bomb” went off in Ladha tehsil of South Waziristan tribal district on Tuesday.

Sources said that the children had found a toy-like device near their house in the Tangi Badeenzai area and were playing with it when it exploded.

As a result, three children were killed and two others suffered injuries. The injured children were shifted to a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan for treatment.

Published in Dawn, June 2nd, 2021

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