Three Pakistani kids die as explosives go off at home
July 15th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, July 15 (IANS) Explosives stored at a home in Balochistan province went off, killing three chidren and a man.
The incident took place in Chaman town Thursday.
Ten people, mostly children, were injured in the deafening blast, the daily Dawn reported.
A police official said that an Afghan national lived in the house and he used it to store detonators, land mines, rockets, mortar shells and weapons of different calibre.
Mohammad Asghar, a local, said that an explosion took place in the house around 3.30 a.m. It was followed by a series of blasts that caused a fire in the house.
Three nearby houses were also destroyed.
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