J&K: 7 children injured as unexploded substance goes off in Handwara

Seven children were injured when an unexploded substance went off in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.

"Around 2 pm an unexploded substance (probably a shell) went off at Ahgam Zachaldara in Handwara area of the north Kashmir district when some children were playing there," a police officer said.

The injured children were shifted to Zachaldara hospital for treatment, the officer said.