A 14-year-old boy from Żebbuġ was seriously injured yesterday morning when a firecracker he was playing with in his hometown exploded in his hand.

The police said the incident took place at about 9.30 a.m. when the boy and another 13-year-old boy were playing with Chinese crackers in Vjal il-Ħelsien.

The firecracker exploded and the older boy sustained fractures, the police said.

The younger of the two boys, also from Żebbuġ, was uninjured.

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