2 brothers in Kohat killed while playing with hand grenade

Police official at Saddar Police station says grenade exploded around 3:55pm which killed brothers and injured sister.

KOHAT: Two brothers were killed while their sister was injured on Tuesday when a hand grenade they were playing  with exploded after the pin was pulled. 

According to a police official posted at Saddar Police Station, the grenade exploded around 3:55pm when the brothers identified as Zakir Jan, 12, Tahir, 15 and Reshma, 10, were playing in their house situated on Street 13 of College Town.

Dr Alhaaj Safeer at Kohat Divisional Hospital said that the bodies of Jan and Tahir were brought to the hospital and revealed that Reshma’s condition was critical.

The family was not in the condition of giving any information to the police.