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When you played billiards during the early days of plastic, you took your life into your hands. Under the right circumstances, your bank shot could cause a ball to explode. Billiards played an ...

This is the first known case of an exploding petanque ball. Photo / Getty Images. A Frenchman has been killed by an exploding petanque ball. He is believed to be the first ever victim of such an ...

A man has been killed by an exploding metal petanque ball in a freak accident in France. The ball found its way into the grill being used for the unnamed victim’s family barbecue amid sweltering ...

A Frenchman has become the first in history to be killed by an exploding petanque ball. The freak accident took place in sweltering temperatures on Thursday in the southwestern town of Boulou, close ...