Updated at: 1211 PST, Monday, November 02, 2009
RAWALPINDI: The death tally in Rawalpindi suicide blast has mounted to 22 including a women and as many others were injured, which took place near Shalimar Hotel behind Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel located on a Mall Road in Cantonment Area, on Monday morning, Geo news correspondent Zarghoon Shah quoted police sources as saying.
People, busy in banks and in offices of travel agencies located close to blast site, mostly fell victim to blast whose dead bodies have been shifted to District Headquarter (DHQ) Hospital, sources said.
According to police sources, a suicide bomber riding motorcycle blew himself up near banks and travel agencies’ offices to cause collateral damage; meanwhile, emergency has been declared in all hospitals as some among 23 wounded people were said to be critical in condition including an army major.
Hospital sources confirmed as many as 22 people have lost their lives while 23 others were wounded, some even critical in condition among them, have been admitted to 16 different hospitals.
According to preliminary information, a loud explosion, could be audible up to far and wide places, occurred at 10:40 am to target law enforcement agencies’ officials meanwhile, security forces’ officials had cordoned off the entire blast site.
It may be mentioned; the GHQ is located 500 yards away from blast site, which is a commercial area.
The intensity of blast also damaged vehicles parked far from explosion place, witnesses said.
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