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Louisiana teen injures himself after homemade pipe bomb explodes

Type of event:
HME - Homemade Explosive

Victims

Wounded

1

Date

March 6, 2023

What happened

A teenage boy was badly injured by a pipe bomb he was allegedly making in the backyard of a Louisiana home.

The teen’s hand and other areas were injured in the explosion near Slidell, and he had to be airlifted across Lake Pontchartrain to a trauma center in New Orleans, WDSU-TV reported. His grandmother said he was doing OK.

Where it happened

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