3 minors injured in blast

Three minors were injured on Wednesday after an abandoned handmade bomb exploded when they picked it up.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 23 July 2014, 05:49 AM
Updated : 23 July 2014, 05:49 AM

Sadia, 7, Sultana, 10 and Rifat, 4 were injured in the explosion at Dhaka's Chawkbazar area around 9.30am.

"The three were playing and mistook the bomb for a ball," Chawkbazar Police Station OC Azizul Haque told bdnews24.com.

Locals rushed the children to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

The three have minor injuries, according to OC Haque.