UPPER DIR: A minor girl and her mother died and five others suffered injuries when children accidentally detonated a grenade in Nihag Dara village inUpper Dir on Friday.
A senior police official told journalists that children had found a live grenade on the street and brought it home believing that it was a toy. They pulled out its pin and the explosion killed a minor girl and her mother. The girl’s father and three other children too were injured in the blast.
A neighbour was also injured when the wall of his house collapsed because of the explosion’s i
mpact. The injured were admitted
to the district headquarters hospital, where they are in a serious
condition.
Police
have completed their initial invest
igation.
In February this year, a child was killed and three others were injured when their vehicle hit a remote-controlled bomb in Arang Tehsil of the Bajaur tribal region.
