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Quetta suicide kaboom kills 54, hurts over 80
[Geo TV]  The corpse count has mounted to 54 in the suicide kaboom on Yaum-al-Quds rally at Meezan chowk, Quetta on Friday while over 80 others have sustained injuries, Geo News reported.According to police, a large crowd participating in Yaum-al-Quds rally being taken out under the auspices of Imamia Students Organization (ISO) came under suicide kaboom when it reached at Meezan Chowk. This panicked the crowd as some gunnies also resorted to open fire. Representatives of media men including Geo News cameraman Imran Mukhtar also sustained injuries. Sources put the number of bodies brought to different hospitals at 46. Of these 30 were shifted to CMH, 12 to Civil Hospital and 4 in Bolan Medical Complex. Many injured are said to be at death's door, raising fear that the corpse count may rise further. The officials said that about 10 to 15 kilograms of kaboom was used in the attack. "The head of the boomer, who appears to be an Uzbek and in the age bracket of 20 to 22 years, has been taken into custody," said SP Investigation. Ummm... What about the rest of him? Emergency was declared in the hospitals of Quetta immediately after the deadly attack. Some myrmidons opened fire outside the Civil Hospital, creating difficulties for the medical staff to provide first aid to the injured, some of whom are said to be at death's door. Meanwhile, enraged people set on fire 5 vehicles after the suicide kaboom. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-04 |
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