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A 30-year-old man was injured on Sunday after an explosion occurred while he was hunting in a forested area in Moruga, police said.

According to reports, around 1.15 p.m. the man and a group of companions went to a remote forested area at Grand Chemin, Moruga, known as Canari Island, to hunt.

Police said that while walking through a bushy section of the forest, the man heard an explosion and felt a burning sensation to both of his feet before falling to the ground.