Bomb goes off, wounds boy in Cairo suburb

Wednesday 28-05-2014 07:31 PM
Bomb goes off, wounds boy in Cairo suburb

Children pose for a photograph in Tahrir Square. - Reuters

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CAIRO, May 28 (Aswat Masriya) A boy was wounded in a bomb explosion in Cairo's southern suburb of Helwan on Wednesday, security sources said. 

Mohamed Atef Shebl, 13, found a plastic bag in al-Geish street and while exploring its contents, it went off in his hands, as it turned out to be a homemade explosive device. 

Shebl was wounded in both his hands and transferred to the hospital to be medicated.

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