Grenade blast kills child near Iraq school

One child was killed and another hurt on Monday when a grenade in a rubbish bin exploded as they played near a Baghdad elementary…

One child was killed and another hurt on Monday when a grenade in a rubbish bin exploded as they played near a Baghdad elementary school.

The grenade had apparently been dumped in the bin and was detonated by the children as they played close to al-Jiwadain school, which is in the Shi'ite stronghold of Khadimiya in northwestern Baghdad.

No further details were available.

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