Lahore Blast: 30 injured, School building destroyed

[rock127]

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/15-injured-in-blast-near-lahores-band-road/

LAHORE – A blast near Lahore’s Band Road has injured at least 30 people, as rescue officials rushed to the spot to shift the injured to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

The police official said that explosives were hidden in the truck which accidentally triggered around 9pm. Experts say around 80 kilogrammes of explosive material was hidden in the truck.

The injured have been shifted to nearby Mian Munshi Hospital and Mayo Hospital where an emergency has been imposed. Due to a power breakdown following the blast, hospital authorities are facing problems in carrying out emergency operations.

As per reports, eight injured victims have been declared to be critical while two have been shifted to surgical wards.

The wreckage of the truck. (Photo: Geo News)
According to CP city, the explosion took place in a truck loaded with fruits. He said that it is suspected that the truck contained explosive material.

A nearby three-storeyed building has also been completely collapsed.Rescue teams have shifted the injured to nearby hospitals while the area has been cordoned off by security officials.Last month 26 people, including nine policemen, were killed while 58 others were injured in a bombing attack near the Arfa Karim IT Tower on Lahore’s Ferozepur Road.

Another blast, targeting a census team in April, had resulted in the deaths of six people, including five forces personnel.

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[Kazah]

Meanwhile in porkistan

itni buri english to mai b nai likhta

 

[Screambowl]

Looks like this truck was inbound to India but Lahore mein hi kaand ho gaya, ...

 

[SanjeevM]

Border trade should be totally banned as suggested by NIA. Trucks mein drugs, explosives, guns aur naa jaane kya kya Chupa kar bhejte hinge.

 

[airtel]

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[airtel]

Lahore: 2 dead, 35 injured in blast near Sagiyan bridge

Two people were killed and scores injured in a powerful blast in Lahore's Bund area. The Punjab province capital has witnessed a series of blasts in the recent past.

By Hamza Ameer |
August 7, 2017

At least 2 people were killed and 35 injured in a truck blast in Lahore's Bund road area today evening.

Initial reports indicate that a truck loaded with fruits got tangled with high tension wires which caused the explosion.
Police suspect that the truck contained explosives. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) personnel are on spot to conduct a search operation.

Official sources told PTI that the explosives were placed in the truck laden with fruits on the Out Fall Road - the route former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is to take on his return to his hometown for the first time since the Panama Papers scandal verdict on July 28.

Sharif was initially scheduled to travel to Lahore from Islamabad via the famous Grand Trunk Road on Sunday, but the rally was postponed to Wednesday.

"It appears the explosive device was to target Sharif's cavalcade," the sources said, adding that Sharif is now likely to review his Wednesday's planned march through the route.

The truck was parked there for the past three days, police said citing initial reports they had received.

"It appears to be a message for Nawaz Sharif to cancel or defer his planned rally on coming Wednesday," the sources said.

The PML-N has planned a "million march" against Sharif's disqualification by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case. Opposition leader Imram Khan has expressed concern over the ousted prime minister's plan to travel to Lahore with a cavalcade, terming it "a deliberate attempt to undermine the Supreme Court" and its judgement in the high-profile scandal.

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said Sharif's travel plans were making Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders anxious.

"Khan's is afraid of the strong solidarity that will be demonstrated by the masses for the ousted prime minister, who is now emerging as the people's prime minister," Iqbal said.

The injured were rushed to nearby Mian Munshi Hospital and Mayo Hospital, where an emergency was imposed. Due to a power breakdown following the blast, hospital authorities are facing problems in carrying out emergency operations, Dawn news reported.

Scores of vehicles parked nearby were damaged in the powerful blast. The roof of a nearby house collapsed due to the intensity of the explosion, while the windowpanes of nearby buildings were also shattered.

Police and rescue officials have cordoned off the area. "At least 35 people have been injured and admitted to hospitals. An injured minor girl is stated to be critical," he said.

DIG Haider Ashraf confirmed that it was a bomb blast and said that the blast has created a huge crater. "We have launched investigation on all aspects," he said.

Azim Hanif, an eyewitness, said he was going to the parking area when the powerful blast took place.

"Due the impact of the blast, I fell on the ground. After a couple of minutes when I gained my senses, I saw some people injured," Hanif said.

The explosion shattered the windows of nearby buildings.

Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, has seen a string of blasts in recent days.

On July 24, at least 25 people were killed in a blast claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

In early April, a suicide attack on an army census team that killed at least six people and wounded 18 in Lahore was also claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.

After a series of attacks in February, including two in Lahore that killed over 20 people, Pakistan's powerful military began a nationwide crackdown on militants.



http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/lahore-blast-near-sagiyan-bridge/1/1020992.html

 

[rock127]

Looks like this truck was inbound to India but Lahore mein hi kaand ho gaya, ...

Border trade should be totally banned as suggested by NIA. Trucks mein drugs, explosives, guns aur naa jaane kya kya Chupa kar bhejte hinge.

The news says the bomb exploded "accidentally".

Perhaps it was meant for attack on India but ended up killing their own school kids as school building got destroyed.

btw some while ago a blast occurred inside Paki boundary near Wagha border.

 

[Akshay Fenix]

Maulana ji you should have given the thread a new name.

I thought it was the old Lahore bomb blast.

here is the dance from me.

 

[bose]

The bomb blast was accidentally ? was it meant for India ?

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[Kshatriya87]

This is not acceptable. I condemn this attack. Only 2 casualties? Need of the hour is to train the bomb makers better.