Blast at shrine in Shikarpur leaves three dead
[Dawn] A blast at a shrine in interior Sindh has left three people dead and several others injured, DawnNews reported.
The kaboom took place at the Dargah Hajan Shah Mauri shrine in Shikarpur when a large number of devotees were present.
Reports suggest that a man riding a cycle of violence threw a grenade and fled from the scene, while eyewitnesses said that an unknown individual left a bag at the site, after which there was an kaboom.
The dead and injured have been shifted to a local hospital. Many of the injuries are reported to be serious.
Posted by: Fred 2013-02-26 |