In Russia, a boy lost part of his arm due to an explosion of a coffee grinder that his father found and brought home

In Russia, a boy lost part of his arm due to an explosion of a coffee grinder that his father found and brought home

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A boy in Russia lost his arm to shrapnel wounds after a coffee grinder his father found on the street exploded when it was turned on. Forensic experts found a fragment similar to an electric detonator in the wreckage of the grinder.

In Russia's Trans-Baikal region, a man found a coffee grinder on the street and brought it home. His son subsequently turned on the device, which exploded and caused numerous injuries to the boy. This was reported by the Russian media, UNN writes.

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A man from the city of Balei, who works as a security guard, found a coffee grinder on the street, just lying in a bag near his house.

He brought it home and left, and his son plugged the grinder in, causing an explosion.

The eighth-grader sustained serious multiple shrapnel injuries that resulted in the amputation of his hand.

Local forensic experts collected fragments of the coffee grinder, including a fragment that looked like an electric detonator.

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