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Teenager killed, 19 injured in blast near Lebanon border, medics say; police probe circumstances
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
One teenager has been killed by an unexploded ordnance blast in the Ramim Ridge area in northern Israel, close to the border with Lebanon, Magen David Adom says.
Some 19 others are injured, including two in serious condition and three in moderate condition. The injured are teenage schoolchildren and teachers from the ORT Ma’alot school who were hiking along the Naftali Mountains Forest scenic route in the area.
Police say sappers are operating the scene to investigate the circumstances of the explosion, the source of which was apparent unexploded ordnance.
The source of the ordnance is under review.
The Israeli military says it has also deployed sappers of the elite Yahalom Combat Engineering unit to the scene to scan for other possible unexploded ordnance in the area, along with medics and three Air Force helicopters to evacuate the wounded.
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