A 10-year-old boy lost two fingers of
his right hand and his left thumb to a firecracker near Taranto
on the night of December 28 as pre-New Year's Eve firework
mayhem continued in Italy, local sources said Saturday.
The victim was maimed by the sudden explosion of the homemade
firecracker he had bought shortly before from a woman who was
traced and cited.
The child, initially taken to the Santissima Annunziata hospital
in Taranto, was then transported to the Policlinico di Bari
where he was admitted to the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
department.
Other illegally detained fireworks were found in the woman's
home.
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