Mortar shell explosion in Pakistan, two children killed and 16 injured

Two children were killed and 16 others injured when a mortar shell exploded inside a seminary in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, local police said on Thursday.

The incident occurred in the Esuri area of Mirali tehsil, North Waziristan district bordering Afghanistan, on Wednesday.

Some students brought an abandoned mortar shell they had found outside



the seminary, Madrassah Shams-ul-Quran, in Sher Mohammad Kot village, which later exploded.

According to initial reports, the children mistook the device for a toy and were playing with it when it went off. The explosion left two young children dead on the spot, while 16 others sustained injuries.

The wounded were shifted to hospitals in Bannu and nearby areas for treatment.