War Relic Explodes at Austrian Youth Campfire

Five children were injured in northern Austria when a war relic exploded under their campfire. Police found another explosive relic nearby. Investigations are underway to uncover how these relics ended up at the campsite. The injured were hospitalized as a bomb disposal unit handled the situation.

In a surprising incident on Saturday evening, five children, aged between 10 and 14, sustained injuries when a war relic exploded under their campfire in northern Austria, police reported on Sunday.

The children were with a group visiting from another part of Upper Austria when the explosion happened at St Oswald bei Freistadt, a common camping site for organized youth groups.

The police, upon further inspection, discovered another explosive war relic nearby, prompting a bomb disposal unit to action. Though World War II relics occasionally surface in Austria, particularly during construction, such accidents remain rare, police stated. The injured were transported to a children's hospital in Linz.