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3 Killed in Pakistan Scrap Yard Mishap
A scrap metal dealer and two small girls were killed and five other people were wounded Saturday when a shell exploded as the man was handling it. The man was hammering the shell in order to break it apart and sell the metal when it went off in his courtyard, said Malik Mohammed Iqbal, a police official in Gujranwala. Five of the scrap dealer's relatives were injured, and two were taken to a local hospital with serious shrapnel wounds. The man was identified as Mohammed Iqbal, who ran his scrap metal business from his home and had set up a junkyard in the courtyard, the police official said. There was no relation between the police official and the victim. "Hmmm... What's this? It appears to be a high explosive artillery shell. I'll just give it a tap or two with this here hammer and... [BOOM!] Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-03-22 |
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