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7 killed, 17 injured as blast targets Rawalpindi Imambargah - thenews.com.pk
Pakistan blast at Shia mosque kills 4
RAWALPINDI: An explosion near an Imambargah in Chittian Hattian, the old section of Rawalpindi on Friday evening left at least seven people dead and injured 15 others, Express News reported.
According to initial reports, the blast took place outside a house adjacent to Imambargah Rizvia in Chittian Hattian where a congregation was being held. The blast caused extensive damage to houses in the area.
Express News correspondent Fahim Akhtar said that three to four ambulances had reached the site of the blast and are working to evacuate the injured and dead to DHQ hospital. The blast site is located in a very narrow section of Raja Bazaar which prevents easy access to the site.
According to Naeem Asghar, doctors say at least 7 people have been died, and over 15 are injured. Of these, at least four were described to be in critical condition.
The nature of the blast has yet to be determined, though there are reports that a suspicious person riding on a motorbike had approached the blast site just before the explosion.
The blast site is located in Raja Bazar, a densely populated area of Rawalpindi. Lal Haveli is also located in the same vicinity.
Blast outside Imambargah in Rawalpindi kills five people – The Express TribuneRAWALPINDI: At least five people were killed and 17 others injured in a blast targeting an Imambargah in Chitian Hatian area of the garrison city on Friday.
Police said that a suicide attacker blew himself up after his attempt to enter the worship place was foiled.The police said the suicide bomber reached the spot at around 9:20 riding a bike. They said that the bomber parked his bike and tried to enter the Imambargah.Eyewitnesses said the explosion that took place outside the Imambargah was so intense that windowpanes of nearby buildings were shattered.
They said a Mehfil-e-Milad was being held in the Imambargah when the attack took place.The injured were taken to the District Heaquaters Hospital where some of them were in critical condition.
Pakistan blast at Shia mosque kills 4
Islamabad: At least four people were killed and more than 15 injured on Friday in a bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, police said.
Militants targeted the mosque in densely populated Chittian Hatian areas near Committee Chowk in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
A police official said that four people were killed and 15 injured. The identity of those killed was not known immediately.
There were reports that it was a suicide attack but it was not still confirmed. A religious congregation was going on at the time of the attack.