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Hand grenade blast kills child, 3 others at concert

MAHA SARAKHAM : Four people, including two police and a 12-year-old boy, were killed and more than 50 injured by a hand grenade explosion during a concert in Na Dun district yesterday, police said.

Police were called to disperse a scuffle between groups of local men attending the concert by Ponglang Sa-orn, a famous Isan percussion contemporary group.

It was held as part of a festival celebrating Phra That Na Dun, a temple enshrining Lord Buddha's relics.

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