DIK blast kills 8, injures 15
Sunday, June 14, 2009
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least eight people were killed and 15 injured in Tijarat Ganj Market area of Dera Ismail Khan, police sources told Geo News Sunday.
The relief activities have been kick-started on the blast site.
The blast was so powerful that a vehicle and various shops were damaged. According to Bomb Disposal Squad, the explosive was 5 to 6 kilogram.
DSP Shafiq said the security personnel arrested a suspected man from the blast site.
The injured were rushed to District Headquarters Hospital, where emergency has been declared. According to hospital sources, at least seven injured are in critical condition.
It should be mentioned that the markets open here on Sundays.
The blast occurred near a shop of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) member Raja Akhtar Ali.
DCO Mohsin Shah confirmed the deaths in the blast are eight, adding the bomb was a time device and planted in earth.
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