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15 Dead in red on red Pak Shia Mosque Blast
KARACHI: At least 15 people were killed and scores injured in a bomb blast in a Shiâite mosque here on Monday. The blast occurred during mughrib (evening prayers) at the Ali Raza mosque adjacent to the Imambargah located near M A Jinnah Road. Someoneâs prayer was answered. Thanks Allan. The area was cordoned off following the explosion, which caused considerable damage to the mosque. The mosque is situated only a kilometer away from where Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, a senior cleric from the countryâs majority Sunni sect, was killed by unidentified assailants on Sunday. Note that as a target rich environment According to eyewitnesses, the bomb was hidden in a polythene bag. The explosion was so powerful that it caused cracks in the concrete dome of the mosque. Yes, officer, just before the explosion I noticed a polytheme bad that looked as if it did not bvelong there. I went to the white courtesy telephone but didnât get there in time. The mosqueâs floor and wall were splattered with blood and rescue workers were seen collecting limbs and pieces of human flesh scattered all over the place. The dead and injured were rushed to various hospitals in the city. Police said a 10-year-old child was among the dead. But no infidels? Incompetents! An angry mob immediately gathered outside the mosque and went on a rampage, burning a filling station and exchanging fire with police, witnesses said. How do they know they were an angry mob? The could have been celebrating. Perhaps they had just come back from a wedding party. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the clashes. But weâll keep our fingers crossed. Pakistanâs information minister Sheikh Rashid said that President Pervez Musharraf was gravely concerned over the recurring attacks in the countryâs commercial hub and largest city. "If the situation is not brought under control, the President told me that he will take major decisions very soon," Rashid said, without elaborating. Everybody pack up. Youâre moving to Waziristan. Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzaiâs assassination triggered violent protests and incidents of arson in Binouri area, where authorities had deployed heavy contingents of police and paramilitary rangers to contain the unrest. They must have learned tactics from the Soddys. The city has been gripped by violence since May 7, when a suicide bomb blast at a Shiite mosque killed 23 worshippers and injured around 100 others. On May 25, parcel bombs killed two people at the cityâs port and on May 26, two successive car bombs near the US consul-generalâs residence killed a policeman and injured 32 people. Practice, practice, practice. Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-05-31 |
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