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Several dead in Pakistan bus stop blast

Sunday, September 13, 2015 17:41
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This post was originally published on this sitePakistan bomb: Several dead as blast hits Multan bus station

  • 14 September 2015
  • From the section Asia

Site of the blast in MultanImage copyright
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At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in an explosion at a bus terminal in the Pakistani city of Multan, officials say.

Officials say the explosion happened when a motorcycle hit a motorised rickshaw at the busy bus stop, causing a large fire.

Police believe one of the vehicles was carrying explosives but forensic teams are still investigating.

Ball bearings were recovered from the site of the explosion.

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SS MIRZA

Local media quoted officials as saying that a bomb was fitted to the motorcycle, but one police official said that a bomb was remotely detonated.

No group has said it carried out an attack.

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AFP


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Dozens were injured, with many taken to the Nishtar hospital in Multan

Many of the dead and injured were taken to the local Nishtar hospital. The death toll is expected to rise because of the serious nature of some of the injuries.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed his condemnation and sorrow over the incident.

The post Several dead in Pakistan bus stop blast appeared first on Middle East Post.



Source: http://middleastpost.com/several-dead-in-pakistan-bus-stop-blast/

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