Top 25: 2 killed in firecracker explosion in Punjab's Tarn Taran

Two people were killed and nine others injured in a firecracker explosion during a religious procession in Punjab on Saturday, police said.

The incident occurred during a Nagar Kirtan taken out near Pahu village in Tarn Taran district. Police said sparks arising from crackers being burst during the religious procession landed on a tractor trolley that was carrying a huge pile of fireworks, causing the explosion.