Two Children Killed, Three Injured in Dynamite Explosion in Akkar

Two children were killed on Saturday and three others were injured when a dynamite stick they were playing with exploded in the northern plain of Akkar, the state-run National News Agency said.

The children, mostly from al-Ali family, were playing in the al-Bahr neighborhood close to the northern Qulaiat airport base when the dynamite exploded.

They were rushed to al-Kheir hospital in al-Menieh region, NNA added.