4 Afghan Children Playing With Unexploded Shell Killed in School

4 Afghan Children Playing With Unexploded Shell Killed in School
Covered body of a girl lies in the back of a vehicle after she was killed by unexploded shell in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on Sept. 3, 2022. Abdul Khaliq/AP Photo
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ISLAMABAD—An unexploded ordnance detonated in southern Afghanistan, killing four children and injuring three others after the children brought it inside their school, police and a doctor said.

The incident in Helmand province on Sept. 3 happened when the children discovered an unexploded shell and brought it inside their religious school and started playing with it, according a statement from the provincial police chief’s office.