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Ninety vehicles torched in Karachi
[Dawn]  Ninety vehicles -- trucks, passenger coaches and 80 cycle of violences -- were torched in different strife-hit localities of the city on Monday, police said.They said that dozens of arsonists stormed a factory in the Sohrab Goth area on Monday evening and torched at least 80 cycle of violences parked outside the industrial unit. The area DSP confirmed the incident. However, there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... fire tenders could not reach the scene due to security concerns despite the fact that the Sohrab fire station is located right across the road. Earlier in the day, two minibuses and two trucks were torched in Surjani Town's Sector 7-A. Similarly, in Surjani Town's Sectors 4-A, 4-B and 7-A myrmidons also set five roadside tea stalls and food outlets and half a dozen pushcarts on fire.They also struck in Orangi Town and set a route 7-Star passenger coach and one rickshaw on fire. Another passenger coach was also set on fire within the remit of the Mominabad cop shoppe, the police added. A truck belonging to the Bloody Karachi Electric Supply Company and another belonging to the Bloody Karachi Metropolitan Corporation were also torched in the Soldier Bazaar area. A private car was also set on fire within the remit of the Mobina Town cop shoppe. Posted by: Fred 2011-08-02 |
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