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19 December 2011
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At approximately 2:40 pm on Monday, 19 December 2011, three children were injured when an unknown device exploded in Rafah.
The children were playing in the As-Sawafi area west of Tal As-Sultan neighborhood.
Al Mezan has identified them as follows:
· Yousif Abdullah Tafesh, 14, sustained burns to the face;
· His brother Mohamed, 17, sustained shrapnel wounds in different parts of his body; and
· Ibrahim Emad Yousid Abu S’heban, 17, sustained shrapnel wounds in different parts of his body.
They were admitted to Abu Yousif An-Najjar Hospital, where their injuries described as moderate.
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