Security sources told The Express Tribune that the child was playing near an abandoned field in Ottman Khel when his foot landed on an old mortar shell.
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Consequently, a blast took place which killed him on the spot.
Later, security forces have cordoned off the area and a search operation is underway to find more of these explosives in the village.
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