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| Two killed, 15 injured in Quetta bomb explosion | ||
| 2010-05-25 | ||
| QUETTA: Two people were killed and 15 others, including women and children were injured in a bomb blast at the Quetta Airport Road. In a statement issued soon after the blast, the Shia Ulema Council claimed that the main target was renowned Shia scholar Allama Najfi who remained unhurt. Official sources said unidentified men had planted an explosive device in a rickshaw, which was parked on the main intersection of the Airport Road. Two people including the rickshaw driver and a passenger died on the spot and 15 others, including three women and seven children who were on their way to a wedding in a passenger van were injured. Police officer Mohammad Riaz said that it was possible that the passenger in the rickshaw, who died in the blast, was carrying the bomb, which exploded prematurely.
The Bomb Disposal Squad said around 15 kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the blast.
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| Posted by:Steve White |