Scores injured after explosion in passenger bus in Karachi

KARACHI: (HRNW) At least six persons have sustained injuries after an explosion occurred inside a passenger bus near Shireen Jinnah Colony in Karachi.

Local residents managed to shift wounded persons in the incident to the nearby hospital using rickshaws as no rescue workers rushed to the scene immediately.

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South Zone police officials confirmed that the explosion was occurred due to ‘explosive material’ as no piece of the gas cylinder was recovered from the affected site.

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Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) officials have been summoned at the crime scene to ascertain the genre of the blast.

According to police investigators, the explosive material was likely to be planted at the bus terminal and passing by passenger bus came into its range. One among injured persons is in critical condition due to serious injuries, they added.

 

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