The use of explosives that lie dormant, particularly in populated areas, is “a persistent and growing threat to children and their families”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep sadness over the death of eight students in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
The explosive remnant of war that detonated near a school on Monday also left four other children injured who had been attending class. All twelve were boys.
“UNICEF is deeply saddened by the killing of eight #children in the Lal Pur District, #Nangarhar Province, yesterday, when an explosive remnant of war detonated near a #school,”said Alice Akunga, @UNICEFAfg Representative a.i.
UN News Release.
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