Students Filmed Cluster Bomb Minutes Before Detonation in Northern Israel
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
Students on a school trip in northern Israel filmed a cluster bomb with their phones minutes before it exploded, according to an ongoing investigation. The device, confirmed to be a cluster bomb from past wars, was picked up by a 14-year-old boy and placed in his backpack. The explosion occurred as the students waited for buses, triggered by the backpack's movement.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Students filmed a cluster bomb with their phones minutes before it detonated during a school trip.
- The device was confirmed to be a cluster bomb from past wars by the General Inspector of the Police.
- A 14-year-old student placed the cluster bomb in his backpack as a souvenir.
- The bomb detonated due to the jolt of the backpack while students waited for buses.
- The incident occurred during a trip for students of the "Ort Ma'alot" religious school.
An investigation into a cluster bomb explosion during a trip for students of the "Ort Ma'alot" religious school has revealed that the injured students had filmed the explosive device with their mobile phones shortly before it detonated. Security forces and explosives experts discovered the shocking footage on the students' phones.
The students found the suspicious object, which the General Inspector of the Police confirmed was "almost 100%" a cluster bomb from past wars. Driven by childish curiosity, they took photos and videos of it with their phones minutes before the disaster.
Unaware of the danger, one 14-year-old boy picked up the sensitive cluster bomb and placed it in his backpack as a souvenir, unnoticed by teachers. The bomb detonated unexpectedly when the students gathered near the main road to wait for buses. The jolt of the backpack triggered the cluster bomb's fuse, causing it to explode among the children at close range, turning the area into a scene of blood and torn bags.
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