ZAMBOANGA CITY: A boy was killed and another was wounded when a suspected mortar bomb they were tinkering exploded on Monday at a beachfront near a navy base here, police said.

Police said the victims found the bomb and started hammering it when it exploded, instantly killing 12-year-old Erickson Bantuhan in the village of Rio Hondo.

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