Fireworks kill 17-year-old Afghan boy in Saudi.

Fireworks kill 17-year-old Afghan boy in Saudi.

Blast was so powerful that his brain was smashed and seen on the ground

10 Aug 2013 ::  A 17-year-old Afghan boy celebrating Eid al Fitr with his family at a public park in Saudi Arabia was killed when fireworks blasted off his head and split his brain, which fell off on the ground, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Civil defence and medical teams were seen picking the damaged brain from the ground where the boy lay dead in a pool of blood at the park in the western town of Taif.

“The blast was so powerful that the boy’s brain was split into pieces, which fell out of his head on the ground…civil defence and medical teams were seen picking what is left of the brain,” the Arabic language daily Sabq said.

It said the victim’s brother had used fireworks in the park despite warnings by authorities through the Gulf Kingdom against such dangerous items. The paper said the incident triggered “wailing and hysterical fits by the victim’s family at the park.”(Courtesy:Emirates 24|7)

Two NATO troops, one civilian die in Afghan bomb, shooting attacks.

Two NATO troops, one civilian die in Afghan bomb, shooting attacks.

Two soldiers and a civilian with  the NATO-led military alliance 
in Afghanistan died Saturday in two separate attacks in
 the country's east. Photo: EPA

KABUL | 01 June 2013:: Two soldiers and a civilian with the NATO-led military alliance in Afghanistan died on Saturday in two separate attacks in the country’s east.

The NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in a statement said one soldier and “one ISAF civilian” were killed during a “direct fire attack.” Separately, another soldier was killed in a roadside bomb blast in the same region, according to allied troops.

The NATO troops did not give further details about the incident.

In May, 26 foreign soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, making it the deadliest month since the beginning of this year. [Courtesy: The Hindu and EPA].