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Four Boys Injured After Rusted Shell Explodes in Kupwara, J&K

The blast underscores lingering explosive hazards from past conflict in rural Kashmir.

Overview

  • Police and local outlets report the device detonated in Kulangam as children played cricket.
  • All four injured are identified as Uzair Tahir, Sajid Rashid, Hazim Shabir, and Zeyan Tahir, residents of Tutigund village.
  • The boys were transported to Government Medical College Handwara for treatment, according to initial reports.
  • Security forces launched extensive searches in the Kulangam–Tutigund area to locate any additional ordnance or threats.
  • News organizations describe the situation as developing with further official details expected.