TANK: Three children stated to be real brothers were killed when a bomb resembling toy exploded here on Friday.

Police said that three brothers aged six, seven and 12 years while swimming in Sadagi nullah near Mehsud Korona in Tank found a bomb resembling a toy, flown to area by the water of nullah from mountains of Waziristan.

The children brought the bomb to home and it exploded while playing.

All three children identified as Waheed, Farman and Nasir were killed in the explosion.

The bodies were shifted to DHQ Hospital Tank where they were handed over to heirs after legal formalities.