3 children hurt in bomb explosion

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
Three children were critically injured in a bomb blast while they were swimming at a small water reservoir at MaskataDighi under Motihar police station on Thursday.

The victims-- Rozina, 7, Aduri, 8 and Sagor, 10 were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Doctors said the condition of Sagor is very critical.

Sagor said she felt something hard under his feet in the pond. As he brought it on the water, he found it to be a small plastic box. As he opened it, the bomb kept help inside exploded.

The explosion ruptured Sagor's lower abdomen, said duty officer at Motihar thana Shaqul Islam.

He said it was cocktail kept in a small plastic box.