Bomb Blast in Karachi, Pakistan In Pictures
April 14,2006
by Anonymous
KARACHI: As many as 57 people were killed and over hundred injured in a bomb blast during Milad gathering organized by the Jamaat Ahle-Sunnat at Nishtar Park held in connection with 12 th Rabi-ul-Awal here on Tuesday.
The deceased include high profile Ulema, Abbas Qadri, Iftikhar Qadri, Hafiz Taqi, Hanif Bilo, Mufti Mukhtar Ahmad and Maulana Abdul Farid.
The bomb blast occurred at a time when the participants of the gathering were offering Maghrib prayer killing 53 people and injuring over one hundred others.
Soon after the incident, the Edhi ambulances and ambulances of other philanthropists arrived at the site of the blast and started lifting the corpses and the injured.
The killed and injured people were shifted to the Civil hospital, Jinnah hospital, Abbasi Shaheed hospital and Liaquat National hospital.
The participants of the gathering got furious at a time when the police and Rangers tried to enter the gathering and to control the situation.
However officials said on Wednesday the death toll had risen to 57 after some of the victims died overnight.
"Our initial investigations suggest that there were at least two suicide bombers involved in the attack. We have found the body parts, including the heads, of the suspected attackers," said Sindh government spokesman Salahuddin Haider.
"It was a very well-planned and co-ordinated attack, and apparently it seems that the attackers were very well-trained," he added.
"The army has been put on alert and can be deployed at short notice," Mr Haider said.
"We have taken all possible security measures for the funeral and no-one will be allowed to take the law into their own hands.
"It’s a great tragedy and we appeal to the people to remain calm and peaceful."
Nevertheless, anger at the attack spilt over into violence as hundreds of enraged worshippers took to the streets.
They hurled rocks at the security forces who fired shots in the air to try and disperse the crowd. A petrol station as well as cars were burned. Sunni Muslim leaders taking part in the ceremony were believed to be among the dead.
The enraged mob turned violent, gathered at the M A Jinnah Road and set ablaze two banks, six vehicles and three petrol pumps.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at what was believed to be the biggest of such events being held in Pakistan.
Meanwhile the Sindh government has announced three day mourning in Karachi in the respect of the martyred victims and has announced Rs 100,000 compensation for the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured victims.
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by Anonymous
KARACHI: As many as 57 people were killed and over hundred injured in a bomb blast during Milad gathering organized by the Jamaat Ahle-Sunnat at Nishtar Park held in connection with 12 th Rabi-ul-Awal here on Tuesday.
The deceased include high profile Ulema, Abbas Qadri, Iftikhar Qadri, Hafiz Taqi, Hanif Bilo, Mufti Mukhtar Ahmad and Maulana Abdul Farid.
The bomb blast occurred at a time when the participants of the gathering were offering Maghrib prayer killing 53 people and injuring over one hundred others.
Soon after the incident, the Edhi ambulances and ambulances of other philanthropists arrived at the site of the blast and started lifting the corpses and the injured.
The killed and injured people were shifted to the Civil hospital, Jinnah hospital, Abbasi Shaheed hospital and Liaquat National hospital.
The participants of the gathering got furious at a time when the police and Rangers tried to enter the gathering and to control the situation.
However officials said on Wednesday the death toll had risen to 57 after some of the victims died overnight.
"Our initial investigations suggest that there were at least two suicide bombers involved in the attack. We have found the body parts, including the heads, of the suspected attackers," said Sindh government spokesman Salahuddin Haider.
"It was a very well-planned and co-ordinated attack, and apparently it seems that the attackers were very well-trained," he added.
"The army has been put on alert and can be deployed at short notice," Mr Haider said.
"We have taken all possible security measures for the funeral and no-one will be allowed to take the law into their own hands.
"It’s a great tragedy and we appeal to the people to remain calm and peaceful."
Nevertheless, anger at the attack spilt over into violence as hundreds of enraged worshippers took to the streets.
They hurled rocks at the security forces who fired shots in the air to try and disperse the crowd. A petrol station as well as cars were burned. Sunni Muslim leaders taking part in the ceremony were believed to be among the dead.
The enraged mob turned violent, gathered at the M A Jinnah Road and set ablaze two banks, six vehicles and three petrol pumps.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at what was believed to be the biggest of such events being held in Pakistan.
Meanwhile the Sindh government has announced three day mourning in Karachi in the respect of the martyred victims and has announced Rs 100,000 compensation for the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured victims.
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