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Despite extensive bans on fireworks and firecrackers, there were serious incidents with various cracks in several European countries on New Year’s Eve. In Alsace, France, a 25-year-old man died after a fireworks mortar ripped off his head. In Italy, a 13-year-old boy died from abdominal injuries caused by a firecracker. And in Germany, a 24-year-old died while firing self-made pyrotechnics.
The fireworks mortar “tore off the head” of the young man in the French community of Boofzheim, the Bas-Rhin prefecture, near the German border, said. A 24-year-old man was injured in the face and is in hospital. The two men were on the street with the fireworks mortar, police announced. The Bas-Rhin prefecture banned the sale and purchase of fireworks for the entire month of December.
The fireworks mortar “tore off the head” of the young man in the municipality of Boofzheim, announced the Bas-Rhin prefecture, near the border with Germany. A 24-year-old man was injured in the face and is in hospital.
A 13-year-old boy was killed at a New Year’s Eve party in Asti, in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. The boy died of serious stomach injuries caused by a firecracker, police reported, according to media reports. The boy was admitted to the hospital but could not be saved.
Dozens of people were injured by firecrackers in Italy. However, the number was much lower than on New Year’s Eve in previous years, authorities said.
In the German state of Brandenburg, according to a report by the dpa, a 24-year-old was killed in a fireworks accident. According to the first findings of the police, the self-made pyrotechnics ignited shortly after midnight. The victim is said to have been with a group on undeveloped private property. There were no more injuries, a spokesman said.
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