The Police have confirmed that a 16 year old boy was taken to hospital yesterday (Monday 1st February) after receiving abdominal injuries as the result of an explosion.
The boy's injuries were not serious and he has now been released from Hospital.
The explosion happened at approximately 10pm at an address in the north of Ramsey. The injured boy and another youth are believed to have been in possession of a firearm when ammunition exploded causing the injury. The Police are keen to establish where this ammunition came from.
Parents are asked to make sure their children are aware of the dangers that misuse of firearms, and ammunition pose.
Firearms, or regulated weapons holders have to comply with certain conditions concerning security of their weapons, and they haved asked that certificate holders check their arrangements regularly to ensure that standards are maintained.
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