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Shrine explosion in eastern Pakistan kills six, wounds 25
(KUNA) -- An kaboom outside a shrine in an eastern Pak district early Monday killed at least six people and maimed twenty-five others, said police.The incident took place in Pakpattan district of Punjab province, located about 50 kilometers from placid provincial capital Lahore. According to District Police Officer (DPO) unknown beturbanned goons had parked a cycle of violence at the entrance gate of Baba Farid Shrine. Inspector General (IG) Punjab, Tariq Saleem, told media that about ten kilograms of explosives have been attached to the motorcycle, which went kaboom!with a huge bang after Fajer Prayer. The kaboom killed three women and three men and maimed about twenty-five others. Police said that many of the maimed were at death's door. Police sealed the Shrine and launched investigations. This is the third incident, in which beturbanned goons target a Shrine. Earlier, two suicide kabooms inside Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine in Bloody Karachi and Datta Darbar Shrine in Lahore, killing and wounding dozens. Posted by: Fred 2010-10-26 |
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