Boy hospitalized after firecracker accident in Patra

A 13-year-old boy was injured on Wednesday in Patra, in the Peloponnese, when the firecrackers he was carrying went off for reasons which are unknown.

The victim was taken to hospital, where doctors operated on both his arms.

Police are investigating the incident.

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