West Bengal Home-made bombs kill children
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•West Bengal: The bomb violence killing and maiming children
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At least 565 children in West Bengal state of India have been injured or killed by home-made bombs in the last three decades .
The BBC World Service went through two state newspapers from 1996 to 2024 looking for reports of children killed or maimed by crude bombs.
Most victims were poor, the children of house-help, odd-jobbers, or farm workers.
A child has fallen victim to bomb violence on average every 18 days .
In West Bengal , children are routinely maimed, blinded, or killed by home-made bombs.
Crude bombs are bound with jute strings and stuffed with shrapnel-like nails, nuts and glass.
Political activists use these bombs to intimidate opponents, disrupt voting stations, or retaliate against perceived enemies.
BBC Eye investigates the political violence that underlies this tragedy.
None of the main political parties in West Bengal admit to using crude bombs for political gain.
In May , three boys playing near a pond unknowingly stumbled upon a cache of bombs.
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