Old bomb goes off, killing 5 in Jordan

Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-20 22:08:12|Editor: huaxia

AMMAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of five Jordanians were killed Monday when an old bomb exploded in their house in Mafraq governorate, some 70 km northeast of the capital Amman.

Investigations showed that a group of children found the old bomb as they were playing and took it to their house, according to a statement by the police.

The bomb went off killing four children and their mother.

Mafraq governorate is home to several military camps and posts. Enditem

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