Abandoned mortal shell injures three boys
Three minor boys were injured in a mortar blast when an army exercise was in progress at Jalalabad Cantonment in Sylhet city suburb yesterday.
The victims were admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College hospital.
The blast occurred around 2:00pm while the boys were playing with an abandoned mortar shell they found near their house.
Dr Saber Ahmed, on emergency duty, said some army men brought the injured to the hospital and get them admitted immediately.
Enamul Haque, 14, son of Abdul Jabbar of Jaintapur upazila, his brother Ashique, 4, and Shahin, 9, son of Jahangir Alam of Jalalabad Cantonment residential area were undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Enamul's right wrist had been blown away and he sustained leg injuries too; but the rest two suffered minor wounds, according to a hospital official.
Superintendent of Police (in-charge) of Sylhet, Forhat Ahmed, said it is not clear how the incident had taken place at village Pashchim Thakurermati of Jaintapur.
The blast might have occurred due to callous handling of the mortar shell, which the boys got abandoned, said Forhat.
The station commander of Jalalabad Cantonment could not be contacted despite repeated attempts over phone.
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