Pakistan: Shell blast kills 5 children, injures 12; sparks panic among residents

A devastating incident in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province resulted in the deaths of five children and injuries to twelve others when an old mortar shell exploded. The children discovered the unexploded shell in nearby hills and unknowingly brought it to their village, where it detonated while they were playing with it. A devastating incident in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province resulted in the deaths of five children and injuries to twelve others when an old mortar shell exploded. The children discovered the unexploded shell in nearby hills and unknowingly brought it to their village, where it detonated while they were playing with it.