Toy Bomb Goes Off: One killed, another injured

MUZAFFARABAD: A teenager was killed and another injured after a device resembling a toy went off in Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night, police said on Friday. Sajawat and Akhlaq were herding cattle in the Doodniyal area along the line of control when they accidentally hit the device that looked like a toy,said the police. The device went off and killed Sajawat, 13, on the spot. The explosion also seriously injured Akhlaq, who was shifted to a military hospital nearby. The injured was stated to be in stable condition, hospital sources said. In February, two boys were also killed with a toy bomb. A security official said India showers toy bombs on this part of the border.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 8^th, 2015.