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Karachi twin blasts leave seven dead, 22 hurt: police
KARACHI: A girl child among seven people was killed while 22 others suffered injuries, mostly women and kids, in twin bombs that exploded near Hyderi market, Geo News reported Tuesday.
The injured and deceased were whisked away in ambulances to Abbasi Shaheed and Dr Ziauddin hospitals, sources said.
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) packed with ball bearings were used in carrying out today's deadly explosions, said the Bomb Disposal Squad.
According to police, the Bohri Community was the main target of these bomb explosions.
The bombs went off within minutes of each other in the usually crowded Hyderi Market. According to the police, the first bomb of high intensity was planted on a motorcycle while the second of low intensity was planted near a tree.
Rangers personnel and police have arrived at the scene where rescue and relief services are also carrying out their activities.
Shops in the nearby market were closed down immediately after the blasts.
The powerful blasts destroyed two vehicles and damaged several others parked nearby while window panes of the surrounding buildings were also shattered.
Police authorities have already launched an investigation into the deadly explosions.
It may be recalled that police had recovered and defused on August 13 explosives measuring many kilograms which had been planted at the same point where today's blasts have taken place.
Courtesy www.geo.tv