Two schoolchildren have been admitted to hospital with injuries following an unidentified explosion at the playground of a school in Kurunegala. The incident had taken place at Gettuwana Maha Vidyalaya in Kurunegala and according to school sources, a group of students had been playing with a round object when the explosion occurred.
The injured students both studying in the Grade 7 class have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Kurunegala hospital. The Police are conducting investigations.