Three Pakistani kids die as explosives go off at home

Islamabad: Explosives stored at a home in Balochistan province went off, killing three children and a man.

The incident took place in Chaman town on Thursday.

Ten people, mostly children, were injured in the deafening blast, the daily Dawn reported.

A police official said that an Afghan national lived in the house and he used it to store detonators, land mines, rockets, mortar shells and weapons of different calibre.

Mohammad Asghar, a local, said that an explosion took place in the house around 3.30 am. It was followed by a series of blasts that caused a fire in the house.

Three nearby houses were also destroyed.