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| 2005-06-13 |
| AT least seven people have been killed and 70 injured by a powerful car bomb explosion near a school in a busy southern Kashmir town. The blast shook the town of Pulwama, 30km south of the Indian Kashmir summer capital of Srinagar, about 11am (1530 AEST) when it was bustling with life. Four people were killed on the spot while three died on the way to hospital in Srinagar, police said. "So far seven people have died and over 70 are injured," a spokesman said. The explosion took place near a high school, and students were among the injured, police said. Eight of those hurt were in critical condition. Army spokesman Vijay Batra said the blast had been caused by a car bomb. Ambulances ferrying the injured from Pulwama, a district headquarters, were seen arriving at Srinagar's main hospital. Private cars and mini-buses also rushed to Srinagar with the injured, their drivers pleading with policemen to clear traffic snarls. "It was a massive explosion that brought us out of our homes," retired government employee Ghulam Mohammed said by telephone. "I could see people lying on the ground, some of them bleeding profusely." Many vehicles were damaged in the explosion that also smashed the windows of several dozen shops, houses and office complexes and sent people running for cover Mr Mohammed said. The blast closed all shops, banks, post offices and schools in the town, which is prone to rebel attacks. "The town is in chaos," Mohammed Ayub, 35, said by telephone. "People are running from hospital to hospital to look for their missing relatives." |
| Posted by:Spavirt Pheng6042 |
| #1 "one of the world's bloodiest conflicts" But now the only one. In 2003, some 300,000 people died in all wars. I assume the definition of "war" included police actions, insurgencies, wars of colonlial agression, etc. In the same time period, over one million died in automobile accidents. Life is tough. Then you die. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-06-13 07:53 |