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| Pakistan: Bomb attack kills at least six on a train in Bahawalpur |
| 2008-09-27 |
| (AKI) - At least six people were killed and several others were wounded in a bomb attack on a train in eastern Pakistan near the Indian border on Friday. More than 15 people were injured in the explosion which occurred near the city of Bahawalpur in the eastern province of Punjab. It was the second major incident in Pakistan on Friday. Three suspected militants blew themselves in the southern port city of Karachi after police stormed their hideout reportedly thwarting a major attack According to a report on Pakistan's Geo News, two train carriages were derailed following the blast in Bahawalpur, killing at least six people including a woman and three children. Sources said that many of the injured were in a critical condition and were rushed to Victoria Hospital in Bahawalpur while rescue teams were sent to the scene of the accident. According to police, several people were still trapped in the wreckage. |
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