Afghanistan Blast
Afghanistan: Explosion leaves five children dead
Kabul: At least five children died as an explosive device left over from the past wars exploded in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Friday, media reports said.
The accident left two others injured.
The deadly blast happened at 09:00 a.m. local time in a camp area of Marja district when a group of children found a toy-like device and played with it, Xinhua news agency reported.
All five children died on the spot.
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