Child injured in crude bomb explosion in Kolkata

August 03, 2015 12:03

Two crude bombs went off around 9.30 am on Monday in North Kolkata's Tala Park area. The explosion injured a six-year-old child, who has been admitted to hospital in a critical condition. The child is a resident of the nearby slums. The bombs were hidden inside a few broken pipes.

A bomb disposal squad with sniffer dogs have reached the spot, police sources told Indrani Roy/Rediff.com. The entire area has been cordoned off.

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