US EditionTragedy Strikes: Mortar Shell Blast Claims Lives of Innocent Children in Pakistan
LAKKI MARWAT DISTRICT, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN, AUG 2 – Five children died after mistaking an unexploded mortar shell for a toy, with 13 others injured; officials launched an investigation and deployed a bomb disposal squad.
- On Aug 2, 2025, a mortar shell exploded in Lakki Marwat district, killing five children and injuring 13 others.
- The children discovered an unexploded mortar shell in a nearby deserted field and, mistaking it for a toy, brought it home to Sorband village shortly.
- Rescue teams promptly transported the deceased and injured to City Hospital, as the device detonated shortly after the children began meddling.
- Amid widespread panic, Bannu regional police pledged full assistance to affected families and vowed to bring those responsible to justice, after a Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised all explosive remnants and launched an investigation.
- This incident underscores the recurring danger of unexploded ordnance in Pakistan, following a similar blast in Bajaur district a day earlier, with shells traced to recent cross-border fire after Operation Sindoor.
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Five children die as mortar shell goes off
Five children were killed and 12 others critically injured after a mortar shell they were playing with exploded in the Sarband area of Lakki Marwat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on Saturday. According to media reports, the children had found the mortar shell in a field and brought it to their village, mistaking it for a toy. Following the blast, an emergency was declared at City Hospital Lakki, and all medical staff were directed to report immediately. T…
5 kids killed, 12 injured as ‘toy mortar shell’ goes off in Lakki Marwat: police
Children mistook the shell for a toy after they found it in fields in the village of Sorband LAKKI MARWAT: Five children were killed and 12 others were injured when a mortar shell they mistook for a toy exploded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat area, the police confirmed on Saturday. “The children found the mortar shell in the field and took it to their village, Sorband. However, it went off with a bang when they started playing with it…mist…
Pak: Five children killed, 12 injured while playing with mortar shell in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - The Tribune
Citing the spokesperson for the Bannu region police, Aamir Khan, Dawn reported that children 'discovered' the shell in a nearby field and, mistaking it for a toy, brought it back to their village in Sorband.
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