CCTV Islamabad Fruit Mandi Blast
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A high-intensity remote-controlled blast in Islamabad’s Sabzi Mandi early Wednesday left at least 20 people dead and dozens injured, Express News reported.
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Vice Chancellor Prof. Javed Akram said 31 people were still under treatment at the hospital and that most of the wounded were adult men.
At least 2 dead and 27 injured were also taken to Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi. Emergency was declared at both hospitals shortly after the explosion.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, President Mamnoon Hussain and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan have condemned the blast. Nisar also asked for a report regarding the explosion.
Condemning the blast in the Sabzi Mandi, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid said that it was haraam and illegal to attack innocent people in public places.
According to Inspector General (IG) Islamabad, four to five kilogrammes of explosive material were used in the blast. The explosives were reportedly planted in a crate of fruit.
“It was a bomb blast, heard over a big radius,” local police official Tehzeeb Hussain told AFP.
The blast left a 1.5-metre diameter crater at the site, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
Senior local administration official Nauman Yousuf told AFP “it was a planted bomb”.
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Express News screengrab of the site of the blast.
According to rescue sources, 13 vehicles were damaged in the explosion.
Security officials and the police have cordoned off the area and the Bomb Disposal Squad was combing the area for other explosive devices.
Search operations are being conducted in Rawalpindi following the blast. Security has been intensified at the entry and exit points of the garrison city. The police has arrested 16 suspects so far.
Family members can contact Pims representatives on 0519261225 – 0519261262.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Vice Chancellor Prof. Javed Akram said 31 people were still under treatment at the hospital and that most of the wounded were adult men.
At least 2 dead and 27 injured were also taken to Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi. Emergency was declared at both hospitals shortly after the explosion.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, President Mamnoon Hussain and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan have condemned the blast. Nisar also asked for a report regarding the explosion.
Condemning the blast in the Sabzi Mandi, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid said that it was haraam and illegal to attack innocent people in public places.
According to Inspector General (IG) Islamabad, four to five kilogrammes of explosive material were used in the blast. The explosives were reportedly planted in a crate of fruit.
“It was a bomb blast, heard over a big radius,” local police official Tehzeeb Hussain told AFP.
The blast left a 1.5-metre diameter crater at the site, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
Senior local administration official Nauman Yousuf told AFP “it was a planted bomb”.
photo Untitled-1_zps93d16d9f.jpg
Express News screengrab of the site of the blast.
According to rescue sources, 13 vehicles were damaged in the explosion.
Security officials and the police have cordoned off the area and the Bomb Disposal Squad was combing the area for other explosive devices.
Search operations are being conducted in Rawalpindi following the blast. Security has been intensified at the entry and exit points of the garrison city. The police has arrested 16 suspects so far.
Family members can contact Pims representatives on 0519261225 – 0519261262.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.