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| Suicide attack on Imambargah in Rawalpindi |
| 2009-12-26 |
| [Dawn] A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to an imambargah here on Thursday night, leaving a little girl dead and two other people injured, including a policeman. Private security guard Masood Hussain Shah and head constable Ittefaq averted a major disaster when they forcibly stopped the teenaged bomber from entering the Qasr-i-Sakina Imambargah in Shakrial along the Islamabad Expressway. Almost 500 people, including women and children, were present at the imambargah. The security guard remained unhurt, but the policeman was injured. Six-year-old Urooj was hit by shrapnel and died, while her father was injured. The explosion took place a few minutes before a procession was due to reach the place. A police official said the attacker appeared to be 17 years old. |
| Posted by:Fred |