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Man killed, 19 hurt in Quetta explosion
[DAWN] A man was killed and 19 other people, two children and three women among them, were maimed in a bomb kaboom near the busy Meezan Chowk in the heart of the city on Sunday.Police suspected that the man killed was carrying the bomb that went kaboom!before he could place it in the area. A large number of families were busy shopping when the bomb went off near Baldia Plaza. Frontier Corps ...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and anti-smuggling operations.... personnel and police took the body and the injured to the Civil Hospital. "Four people have suffered severe injuries," hospital sources said, adding that hands and the front part of the body were blown up. Bomb Disposal Squad officials said the condition of the body suggested the man was carrying the bomb to plant it at some designated place. The dear departed could not be identified till late night. Posted by: Fred 2015-07-07 |
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