Grenade accidentally explodes in jawan's hand

Tue, 05 April 2011

12:10

Another accident, but not as traumatic.

An accidental grenade blast at an army training camp in Rajouri has left seven jawans injured. During a training drill on handling of grenades, the device exploded in the hand of Army jawan Sepoy L Balaji. Balaji's hand was blown up and his right eye badly damaged in the incident, they said.

Six other soldiers were also injured and shifted to the military hospital for treatment.

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