12-year-old Yusuf Akın was seriously wounded in an explosion in Yüksekova (Gever) district of Hakkari on Wednesday. The boy had found an object in an open area near a military outpost that was evidently ammunition and exploded soon.

Akın from the village of Çobanpınar (Wargenim) was taken to Yüksekova State Hospital and is reported to be in critical condition.