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| One killed, 25 hurt in DI Khan mosque blast |
| 2009-02-04 |
| One worshipper was killed and 25 others were injured when unidentified miscreants hurled a hand-grenade at a mosque in Kumharanwala locality here on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses said two unidentified persons arrived on a the Madani Masjid when worshippers were offering the Maghrib prayers. One person, Khurram Shehzad, died on the spot while 25 others were injured in the explosion, which created panic in the area. The injured persons were identified as Abdur Rasheed, Kalimullah, Shahid, Abdul Qayyum, Gul Anwar, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Asif, Muhammad Aashiq, Amanullah and Jehanzeb while the identities of 14 others could not be ascertained. The injured were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital where six of them were stated to be in critical condition.The police reached the scene soon after the explosion and cordoned off the locality to evacuate the injured to the hospital where an emergency was declared. "We are investigating and cannot say anything at the moment," a police official said.Several people have been killed in sectarian violence in the city so far, but the official said it was too early to determine whether it was an act of terrorism or sectarianism. |
| Posted by:Fred |