Kolkata, West Bengal: Minutes before a football match was due to begin at a school near Kolkata, a ball placed on the playground exploded. A former student who had come to watch the tournament was injured.
The blast happened inside the campus of the Assembly of God Church school in Dum Dum cantonment around 9am today.
According to the police, a black ball was spotted by a local youth while cleaning the playground for a football match. Somebody picked up the ball and threw it to another student who couldn't catch it. The ball struck a wall and exploded, injuring one former student Johnny Haldar, who had come to watch the match.
Mr Haldar received injuries on his leg and was having trouble with his hearing for a while. Doctors say his condition is stable now.
It was a holiday in school and there were no students in the school campus. The football match was to be played by outsiders in the school ground, the match has been cancelled.
The school is one of a chain of Assembly of God Church Schools in West Bengal.
The blast happened inside the campus of the Assembly of God Church school in Dum Dum cantonment around 9am today.
According to the police, a black ball was spotted by a local youth while cleaning the playground for a football match. Somebody picked up the ball and threw it to another student who couldn't catch it. The ball struck a wall and exploded, injuring one former student Johnny Haldar, who had come to watch the match.
Mr Haldar received injuries on his leg and was having trouble with his hearing for a while. Doctors say his condition is stable now.
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It was a holiday in school and there were no students in the school campus. The football match was to be played by outsiders in the school ground, the match has been cancelled.
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The school is one of a chain of Assembly of God Church Schools in West Bengal.
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