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Unexploded Ordnance Found by Child in Northern Israel Averts Disaster

A 10-year-old boy in Tiberias found an unexploded ordnance and played with it before his father called police. Bomb disposal experts later confirmed the device contained active explosives and police secured the area for a controlled detonation.

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What happened

  1. 01A 10-year-old boy in Tiberias found an unexploded ordnance on Rebbe Akiva Street and played with it before his father called police.
  2. 02Police sappers confirmed the device contained active explosives and said it posed a danger of detonation.
  3. 03The father moved the boy away from the device and alerted authorities, who secured the area.
  4. 04A controlled explosion was scheduled at the Tiberias site after the police cordoned it off.
  5. 05The discovery came on Tuesday, one day after a fatal ordnance explosion in the Ramim Ridge area.
  6. 06The earlier incident killed a teenager and injured others who were evacuated for medical treatment.
  7. 07Authorities said the Tiberias ordnance could have caused a serious disaster.

According to Mako and JDN, the boy found the object on Rebbe Akiva Street and brought it to his father, who moved it away and alerted authorities. Police sappers examined the device and determined it was dangerous, with a risk it could detonate.

The reports say the discovery came on Tuesday, one day after a fatal ordnance explosion in the Ramim Ridge area. That earlier incident killed a teenager and injured others who were evacuated for treatment.

Authorities warned that the Tiberias device could have caused a serious disaster. The controlled explosion was expected to take place at the site after police cordoned off the area.

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