Five children killed in explosion in South Afghanistan
Friday, 1 April 2022
Five children were killed and two others injured as an explosive device left over from the past wars exploded in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Friday, the state-run news agency Bakhtar reported.
The deadly blast happened at 09:00 am local time in a camp area of Marja district when a group of children found a toy-like device and played with it, reports Xinhua.
The device exploded and killed the five kids on the spot, injuring two others including a girl, the news agency reported.
Afghanistan has been among the most mine-contaminated countries where the unexploded ordnances left over from the past more than four decades of war often claim lives of or maim the people, many of whom are children.