Children die after playing with grenade

BACOLOD, Philippines - Four children were killed in the central Philippines yesterday when a grenade one of them found and tried…

BACOLOD, Philippines - Four children were killed in the central Philippines yesterday when a grenade one of them found and tried to chop up exploded, police said.

They said Rubico Piazita (16), took out a machete and tried to cut the grenade into pieces when it went off, killing his two brothers (12) and (2), and a sister (6).

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