A group of people, including students and a child, waiting at a bus stop in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district were injured when crude bombs kept in a gunny bag nearby exploded on Monday.
One-year-old Manoj Kumar, who sustained serious injuries, was rushed to a hospital in Coimbatore. Those with minor injuries were taken to the local government hospital.
According to the police, the blast occurred at around 9 am when a tractor accidentally ran over the bag near Kozhumam bus stop near Udumelpet. Shops and vehicles parked nearby were also damaged.
The farmers in the region use such bombs to scare away and sometimes kill wild boars.
Inspector K Kanakaraj said it was not yet clear who kept the bag there. A case has been registered under the provisions of Explosives Act and the IPC, he added.
Monday, October 25, 2010
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