Children hurt after playing with grenade fragments in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Two children in the village of Novoivanivka (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) sustained injuries after playing with the handle of an anti-tank grenade.

Source: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Police

Quote: "...two boys born in 2012 and 2019 sustained injuries of varying severity when an explosive device detonated in a private house in the village of Novoivanivka in the Zaporizhzhia district."

Details: Police officers found out that the children found an unidentified cylindrical object outside and brought it home. The object detonated when the children were playing with it.

Law enforcement officers found out that the explosive device was the handle of an RKG-3 anti-tank grenade.

They reported that the two children were taken to a hospital in Zaporizhzhia with injuries of varying severity.

The three-year-old was discharged after an examination and the older boy was hospitalised.

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