'War relic' explodes under Austrian campfire, injuring five children

VIENNA, May 3 (Reuters) - ‌Five children ​aged ​between 10 and 14 were injured in northern Austria on Saturday evening ‌when a "war relic" that was under their ⁠campfire exploded, police said on Sunday.

The children were part ‌of a group visiting ‌from another part of the same state of Upper Austria. The accident occurred in an ​area of the village of St Oswald bei Freistadt, where organised youth groups ⁠often camp, a spokesperson for the state police said.

After the explosion, ​police inspected an adjacent fire pit and found another object containing explosives that ​they also described as ‌a "war relic", and a bomb disposal unit was called to deal with ⁠it, police said in a statement.

"Investigations are currently underway to determine how war relics came to ⁠be under the campfire area," the statement added.

The severity of ​the children's injuries was not immediately clear, the police said, adding that they had been taken to a ‌children's hospital in the nearby city of Linz.

While World War Two-era ‌bombs are still uncovered in Austria, particularly in ⁠the course of ‌excavations for building ​work, accidents such at Saturday's are rare.

(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Sharon ‌Singleton)

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