PESHAWAR: At least seven worshipers, including two children, were killed and 55 others injured in a powerful bomb blast at a Tableeghi Markaz (Islamic preaching centre and mosque) here on Thursday. The explosion ripped through the Tableeghi Markaz located on Charsaddah Road when worshipers were offering prayer, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Najib-ur-Rehman said. Initially it was suspected to be a cylinder blast, but according to eyewitness accounts it could be a planted device or a suicide bombing. The casualties were being shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. According to hospital sources at least 55 injured have so far been brought to the emergency room -- many of them critical. The head of the hospital confirmed the number of the casualties. 130 Al-Khidmats volunteers with 13 ambulance fleet arrived at spot, collected death bodies and shifted wounded to lady Reading hospital. Further details are awaited.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:10:07 +0000
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