Bavaria: Böller separates Bub from parts of a finger

Hof (dpa / lby) - A firecracker exploded in the hand of an eleven-year-old in Upper Franconia and severed parts of a finger. The boy found the firecracker on a street in Hof and lit it, the police said on Monday. The injured boy ran home on Monday, an ambulance took him to a hospital. The police are now investigating the unknown owner of the abandoned firecracker - because of negligent bodily harm and a possible violation of the Explosives Act.