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| ATC judge survives bomb attack |
| 2014-11-13 |
| [DAWN] QUETTA: The Special Judge of the Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) Quetta, Mr Nazeer Ahmed Langov, escaped a remote control kaboom on his car in the Zarghoon road area on Tuesday. The powerful bomb detonated by remote control left a 13-year-old boy dead and 29 other people injured. The injured included four coppers and a woman. An official of the bomb disposal squad said that around 40 kilograms of explosives had been used in the blast. "The target of the attack, a senior police official said, was Anti-Terrorist Court judge who escaped unhurt. The car of the judge was damaged and his two security guards were maimed. According to sources, the explosives were planted in a car by snuffies who parked it close to the Zarghoon Plaza. The bomb exploded when the car of Special Judge Nazeer Langov and the police vehicle escorting him were near the plaza. "I was behind the car of the ATC judge in the police vehicle when the powerful blast took place, Police Officer Janjua told Dawn, adding that "by the grace of God judge Sahab and I and some other people at the place remained safe". The boy who died in the blast was taking his pushcart with bread and other items for sale. "The lower part of the boy's body was blown to pieces," witness Adnan Ahmed told Dawn. The boy was identified as Aizaz Ahmed of Sirki road area. The condition of at least four of the injured people was stated to be serious. The blast damaged a number of private vehicles and cycle of violences and shattered window panes of several nearby buildings and shops. Police and the Frontier Corps personnel and rescue teams took the injured and to the Civil Hospital. |
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