TIMERGARA: Three children, including a minor girl, were injured when a toy bomb exploded at Khanabad village of Maidan here on Thursday.

Residents and police said that the children identified as Aimen, 8, Haseena, 10, and Ubaidullah found a toy when they were collecting fodder for cattle on the bank of Lal Qilla stream near their house.

The toy went off with a bang when the children began to play with it. As a result, all the three sustained injuries. They were brought to the district headquarters hospital, Timergara, where their condition is stated to be out of danger.

The Maidan police registered the case and have started investigation.

Published in Dawn, January 31st, 2020

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