KHANKALA. April 11 (Interfax-AVN) - Two boys were hurt when they accidentally triggered bombs in separate incidents in different parts of Chechnya, Major General Ilya Shabalkin, a representative from the regional headquarters for the anti-terrorist campaign in the North Caucasus told Interfax-Military News Agency on Monday.
He said nine-year-old Arbi Arsanukayev found a toy near his house in the Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny. The toy exploded as soon as the boy grabbed it.
"The boy was taken to the Grozny city hospital with numerous shrapnel wounds. His condition is serious," Shabalkin said.
Ilyas Gatsayev was hurt when a handmade bomb exploded in the yard of a deserted farmhouse on the outskirts of Makhkety in the Vedeno district. He was taken to the Argun city hospital.
"Militants deliberately plant land mines or booby traps in places where children may come to play or in areas where people commonly gather," he said.