A 13-year-old boy was injured when an explosive device detonated in the south Cairo district of Helwan, the interior ministry announced on Wednesday evening via a short statement on its Facebook page.
Mohamed Atef Shebal, a student, was playing in the Hadeyek Helwan area when he found what turned out to be a home-made bomb inside a plastic bag, according to the ministry.
The device went off as he was inspecting it.
Shebal has since been transferred to a nearby hospital.
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