
At least three people, including a woman and a child, were killed and three children injured in a hand grenade explosion in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The blast occurred on…
At least three people, including a woman and a child, were killed and three children injured in a hand grenade explosion in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The blast occurred on Tuesday in the Bahram Khel area of Lakki Marwat district.
Police told The Hindu that a family dispute triggered the explosion. The victims were taken to a nearby hospital, and an investigation is underway. No case had been registered when the report was published on Wednesday.
The incident should not be reduced either to a sweeping claim about militant violence or to a private dispute with no wider concern. A grenade inside a family setting points to the danger of unsecured weapons and unresolved conflicts. Police must establish how the device was obtained and why no case has yet been registered. Those findings will matter more than early speculation.
Source: thehindu.com
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