KHAGARIA: At least a dozen persons, including three children, were injured in crude bomb explosion at Bakhri bus stand in Khagaria town on Thursday. All the injured were admitted to the Sadar hospital.
Two of the seriously injured were rushed to a Begusarai private hospital.
Khagaria DM Alok Ranjan Ghosh said the bombs were kept in a plastic bag in garbage collected by the ragpickers.
Sources said a few children started playing with the bombs presuming as balls when they exploded. The sound rocked the area and injured around a dozen persons in the locality.
Khagaria SP
Amitesh Kumar said the incident was being investigated from all angles.