A Pennsylvania boy’s hands have been left partially amputated after an illegal device he allegedly found in the trash exploded while he was holding it, police said.
Authorities said the 12-year-old boy was at recreation center basketball court in Philadelphia July 9 when he found the device—which was equivalent to a quarter-stick of dynamite—lit it, and threw it. When it didn’t explode, the boy picked it back up, and that’s when it went off in his hands, reported WPVI.
