‘Toy’ bomb: Two children killed, three injured

MUZAFFARABAD: A ‘toy’ bomb exploded in Kharal Maldiyalan village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Bagh District on Thursday, killing two children and injuring two other children and a woman after the round object exploded. Bagh police confirmed two children, Moeed, 7, and his sister, Shababana, 5, died when the bomb they had found under bushes in a field near their home exploded. The mother of the deceased children and two girls, aged 12 and 14, were injured. The injured were rushed to Bagh hospital for treatment.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 13^th, 2015.